The veteran's claim for an increased rating for her stress fracture of the right inferior pubic ramus with right hip impairment has been granted, and she is currently receiving a 20 percent evaluation. The effective date remains pending as it was not specified in the decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not reveal any clinical pathology to support a higher rating than the current 20 percent assigned for her service-connected stress fracture of the right inferior pubic ramus with right hip impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the right inferior pubic ramus, right hip impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0708481
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