The Board has determined that there is no service connection for the claimed residuals of a fall, including left knee, left hip, right shoulder conditions, compression fracture of T-12, and arthritis of the lumbosacral spine. The veteran's conditions are not related to an incident of service or to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The post-service medical records do not indicate that any of the veteran's claimed current conditions were caused by a fall in 1996, other than the healed fracture of L-3, and service connection has already been established for this condition. The claims are denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to an incident of service or to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthrosis, left hip arthrosis, right clavicle fracture, compression fracture of T-12, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0020604
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, GERD, contact dermatitis, left ankle gout, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, left knee meniscal tear and gout, left big toe gout, left elbow gout, status post cervical fusion, and sleep apnea, as they are related to active duty training (ACDUTRA).
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) type 2B, neuromuscular scoliosis of the thoracic spine, degenerative changes of the cervical spine with chronic muscle spasms and upper extremity radiculopathy, and a right clavicle fracture as secondary to LGMD. Bilateral hearing loss was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for depression and restored the rating for right clavicle fracture, but did not grant a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his right clavicle fracture, as the previous evaluation was inadequate. The Veteran also seeks an increased evaluation for scarring associated with ORIF surgery.
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