The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected left clavicle fracture, finding that the evidence did not show limitation to 25 degrees from the side or more nearly approximating this level than 45 degrees from the side.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that motion of the left arm was limited to 60 degrees (some 15 degrees beyond midway between the shoulder and the side), which is not sufficient to meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Code 5201.
- Claimed conditions
- Left clavicle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0533770
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What this means for you
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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: Granted
The Veteran's left clavicle fracture resulted in painful motion of the AC joint, which is rated at a minimum of 20 percent under VA regulations. The appeal for higher ratings was denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining private medical records and a supplemental medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left shoulder disability, specifically the residuals of his clavicular fracture, is rated at 20 percent. The Board found that the Veteran's condition more closely approximated limitation of motion of the arm midway between the side and shoulder level, warranting a 20 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine disorder is now rated at 20 percent, effective April 10, 2023. The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the left clavicle fracture from October 29, 2015.
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