The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of a right tibia fracture.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria to establish service connection through any other theory, including direct service connection or reopening on new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right tibia fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0310427
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection and disability ratings for various conditions, including low back condition, right tibia fracture residuals, bilateral hearing loss, liver disease, headaches, PTSD, TDIU, IBS, and an effective date for IBS. The remand includes obtaining reserve records, psychiatric examination reports, and sending a copy of the July 2016 Statement of the Case to the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a right eye injury and remanded the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for residuals of a right tibia fracture and TDIU.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right tibia fracture, a right knee disability, left knee strain, right hip strain, and left foot conditions. The claims are remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a right tibia fracture prior to February 25, 2016, and 40 percent thereafter.
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