The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left leg shortening based on measurements that did not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's left leg shortening is at least 1.25 inches or 3.2 cm, and therefore does not warrant an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- shortening of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25001912
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Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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