The Veteran's left leg injury residuals are rated at 20 percent prior to February 28, 2014 and 30 percent from that date.
The deciding factor: The disability picture of the Veteran's left leg muscle injury residuals was found to most closely approximate severe muscle injury from February 28, 2014 onwards.
- Claimed conditions
- Left leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19133871
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Decisions by this judge: 2,699 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left leg injury preexisted service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection of his left foot, leg, and back injuries are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and depression, were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The Board found that the Veteran did not suffer from any mental or psychiatric disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for appropriate VA examinations to determine the nature, extent, and etiology of any right leg injury, left leg injury, and gastrointestinal disability, to include Barrett's Esophagus.
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