The Board denied service connection for a right femur fracture and granted a zero percent rating for lipomas of the left forearm and right groin. The veteran appealed, but his appeal was not about service connection at all.
The deciding factor: The preexisting right femur fracture did not undergo permanent increase in severity during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right femur fracture, lipomas of the left forearm and right groin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0200800
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of a right femur fracture and right hip disorder due to lack of VA examination, and the need to consider ACDUTRA service. The issues are inextricably intertwined with other disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right knee, left knee disabilities, and residuals of a right femur fracture due to new evidence indicating that the Veteran's service-connected conditions have worsened.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right femur fracture and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder are both denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a right femur fracture and gastrointestinal disorder due to deficiencies in previous examinations and lack of consideration of lay statements.
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