The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right fibula fracture and multiple service-connected disabilities evaluated as noncompensable, finding no evidence of compensable disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examinations did not show any functional impairment or interference with normal employability due to the veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right fibula fracture, Gunshot wound of right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0022401
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right fibula fracture and associated ankle limitation of motion are rated at 20 percent from September 24, 2013 to December 17, 2014. The claim for a higher rating prior to October 8, 2019 is denied as the disability does not warrant an increased rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right fibula fracture symptoms most nearly approximate malunion of the fibula with marked ankle disability, and a rating of 30 percent is granted for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected right fibula and ankle disability has caused significant functional impairment, preventing him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment since September 21, 2006.
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