The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of a right leg fracture, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran sustained a right knee fracture as a result of falling down stairs while experiencing severe sinus headaches related to his service-connected sinusitis. The Board found this to be a direct result of his service-connected condition and granted service connection for the residuals of the right leg fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0301203
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right leg fracture, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current disability to an in-service injury.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, resulting in a denial of DIC for the cause of his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the claims related to TBI, migraine headaches, right knee disability, right leg shin splints, numbness and tremors of upper and lower extremities, heat sensitivity, and vision problems. The Veteran's service records indicate exposure to heat stroke during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran seeks an initial evaluation rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a right leg fracture. The claim is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination.
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