The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of fractures to his right wrist and left hip, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these injuries to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran's falls were caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right wrist, residuals of a fracture of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0022020
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the severity of his right wrist residuals and whether he requires regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining a VA opinion on whether the Veteran is unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right wrist are currently evaluated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this evaluation is appropriate given his symptoms.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his right wrist and hand disabilities and his left hip disability, including the graft site scar on his left hip. The Veteran should also be provided notice regarding how VA assigns disability ratings and effective dates.
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