The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his left knee, hip and femur, and tibia and fibula disabilities are denied as there is no evidence showing more than slight impairment in motion or instability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any significant limitation of motion or instability that would warrant a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- status post fracture of the left patella, status post fracture of the left hip and femur, status post fracture of the left tibia and fibula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0126086
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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 claim for a compensable initial rating for his service-connected status post fracture of the left tibia and fibula is being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, characterized as status post fracture of the left patella with chondromalacia and malunion of the patella. The decision does not address secondary service connection or other issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of her service-connected left leg and knee disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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