The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's status-post lower leg four-compartment fasciotomies, with scars, but dismissed his claim for service connection for a liver disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of pain and dorsiflexion limited to 15 degrees in both ankles more nearly approximated moderate disability based on the evidence presented.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver disorder, Bilateral status-post lower leg four-compartment fasciotomies, with scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003315
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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a liver disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of a liver disability.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a liver disorder and kidney disorder, while remanding claims for cardiomyopathy, right lower extremity disorder, left lower extremity disorder, hypertension, systemic lupus erythematosus, diverticulosis in the sigmoid colon, and left nose scar status post basal cell carcinoma removal.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a liver disorder and kidney disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for cardiomyopathy, right lower extremity disorder, left lower extremity disorder, hypertension, systemic lupus erythematosus, diverticulosis in the sigmoid colon, and left nose scar status post basal cell carcinoma removal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a liver disorder, as the condition clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and was not aggravated by it. The claims for obesity, left thigh/hip disorder, and right thigh/hip disorder were remanded for further development.
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