The VA has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected fractures of the right clavicle and dislocation of the right hip, as there is no evidence showing that these conditions warrant a higher rating based on current medical findings.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran’s disabilities do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Fracture of the right clavicle, Dislocation of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0526833
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected fracture of the right clavicle, SLAP lesion repair (major), was granted a 30 percent evaluation prior to September 18, 2015. The condition manifested with limitation of abduction and flexion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with prior remand directives and a need for additional VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right shoulder disorder.
- Denied
The VA denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right clavicle, and left the issue of a separate compensable rating for a status post surgery scar unresolved.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not warrant a higher rating based on the current evidence of record.
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