The veteran's claim for a separate rating for shortening of the right lower extremity due to his service-connected muscle injury to Group XI, with fracture of the tibia and fibula, is denied.
The deciding factor: A separate rating for shortening of the bones of the lower extremities due to a gunshot or shell fragment wound is not warranted when the rating for a gunshot or shell fragment wound includes fractures or faulty union in the same extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- shortening of the right lower extremity, fracture of the tibia and fibula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0033605
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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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