The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's left hamstring injury, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria for a moderate or greater muscle injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left hamstring injury was found to be slight and did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 5313.
- Claimed conditions
- left hamstring injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100164
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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