The Board denied compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the residuals of a fracture of the right clavicle based on additional disability due to VA treatment, finding no evidence that the care provided by VA resulted in any additional disability.
The deciding factor: VA medical records showed that the veteran had nonunion of his right clavicle and underwent surgeries. The Board found no evidence of negligence or fault from VA's part in causing additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right clavicle, tendonitis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2007
- Citation
- 0734186
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder tendonitis and to provide a retrospective estimate of flare-ups.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background, thus denying the claim for a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased evaluations for the service-connected fracture of the right clavicle and left knee internal derangement, with no new evidence provided to reopen the claims. The Veteran's service-connected conditions were evaluated based on their current manifestations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating, finding that her service-connected disabilities did not prevent her from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to March 2015.
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