The Board granted a maximum rating of 30 percent for the status-post fasciotomy due to compartment syndrome of the left lower extremity, MG XI, from March 22, 2010. The other claims were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate a severe disability of muscles based on measurable muscle atrophy and functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post fasciotomy due to compartment syndrome of the left lower extremity, Muscle Group (MG) XI, left lower leg scar, status-post laparoscopic cholecystectomy with residual scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22000052
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide the Veteran with notice of her right to a hearing before the AOJ.
- Partly granted
The veteran's service connection for trunk and right underarm scars, and left lower leg scar is granted with an effective date of March 31, 2020. Other claims, including those for head, face, or neck scars, and higher ratings for various conditions, are denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to his failure to attend scheduled VA examinations. The examinations were not rescheduled as requested by the Veteran and his representative.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and evaluation due to insufficient medical records and outdated examination reports.
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