The Veteran's appeal for increased compensation for his service connected right hamstring strain disability was partially granted, with a compensable rating denied prior to March 27, 2023 and a rating in excess of 10 percent denied from that date. The Board also remanded the matter of service connection for a right shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal did not involve any issues related to service connection for a right shoulder disability, exposure basis, or the PACT Act. Service connection was decided on the merits and no presumption or secondary condition was involved.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hamstring strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24003915
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Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right hamstring strain and remanded the issue of an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left hamstring strain.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his left and right hamstring strains, as well as service connection for a left wrist disorder, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher schedular ratings for the hamstrings or establish a current diagnosis of a left wrist disorder.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right hamstring strains, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran's service-connected knee and lumbar spine disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for right hamstring strain, effective from the date of service connection.
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