The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for a right calf muscle injury was granted, and he received a 0 percent rating effective October 1, 2010. The Veteran appealed for an increased rating, which resulted in the assignment of a 20 percent disability rating from August 19, 2013.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted that the Veteran's right calf muscle injury most nearly approximated a moderately severe muscular disability as of the private examination on August 19, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Right calf muscle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186727
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Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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