The Board found that the reduction of the evaluation for the veteran's pelvic fracture residuals from 40 to 20 percent was not proper, and granted restoration of a 40 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The clinical documentation did not establish material improvement in the veteran's pelvic disability picture.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0112418
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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 Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to missing VA treatment records and a need to reschedule VA examinations. The issues include rating increases, service connection, and TDIU.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected pelvic fracture residuals disability, finding that application of the regular schedular rating criteria was not impractical due to lack of marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalization. The decision also noted that some symptoms were not specifically addressed by the current rating criteria.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to refer the issue of entitlement to an extra-schedular rating for service-connected pelvic fracture residuals to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service. The Veteran argues that his service-connected disabilities warrant such a rating due to marked interference with employment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for pelvic fracture residuals, finding that the veteran's condition is currently evaluated at 40 percent.
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