The veteran's claim for special monthly pension due to need for aid and attendance is granted. The claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for left arm fracture and left clavicle fracture are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA Medical Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico's records were incomplete, necessitating additional efforts to obtain all relevant medical records and an incident report regarding the veteran's fall during hospitalization. A VA physician will provide a medical opinion on whether any additional disability was incurred due to VA negligence.
- Claimed conditions
- Left clavicle fracture, Left forearm fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0612727
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Decisions by this judge: 2,020 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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- Granted
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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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