The Veteran's claim for service connection of a liver disorder is dismissed as the RO has already granted it. The Veteran's bilateral lower leg four-compartment fasciotomies with scars are now rated at 10% from April 1, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral lower leg four-compartment fasciotomies have moderate limitation of motion (less than 15 degrees dorsiflexion and less than 40 degrees plantar flexion) which warrants a 10% rating under the amended criteria for ankle disabilities effective February 7, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver disorder, Bilateral lower leg four-compartment fasciotomies with scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003315
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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