The Board denied the veteran's claims for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a fracture of the right femur with intramedullary rod placement and initial compensable evaluations for service-connected residuals of fractures of the right radial head and scapula.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right femur, residuals of a fracture of the right radial head, residuals of a fracture of the right scapula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0103316
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective August 1, 2008, the date he first received service connection for his disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability or disease manifested by pain in multiple joints, and the lumbar spine and knee disabilities were not related to active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has reviewed the evidence and finds that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen any of the Veteran's service connection claims for his right femur, left wrist (radius), or left shoulder disabilities. The existing evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.
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