The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's left hamstring disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The service-connected left hamstring disability was found to be more nearly approximating a moderately severe injury to Muscle Group XIII, warranting a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hamstring disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25014774
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Decisions by this judge: 1,081 · Granted: 38% (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 grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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.
- Granted
The Veteran was found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities from August 22, 2016. The Board granted an extraschedular TDIU for this period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete compliance with previous remands and the need for an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's hamstring disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to deficiencies in the medical opinions provided regarding the Veteran's hamstring disabilities.
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