The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected fractured right femur, currently rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran's condition did not warrant a higher evaluation based on his current range of motion and x-ray findings.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured right femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0819809
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all issues related to reopening service connection for various injuries and disabilities, including head injury with motor skills and loss of range of motion, right hip injury, right knee injury, fractured right femur, and scars. The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their impact on his ability to work. The appeal is related to the Veteran's TDIU claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his residuals of right hip disability, fractured right femur, and leg length discrepancy was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher than 10 percent rating due to limitations in thigh extension, flexion, abduction, adduction or external rotation, nonunion or malunion of the right femur fracture, or shortening of a lower extremity bone.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected fractured right femur and associated hip and knee disabilities have been evaluated at 20% since June 14, 2011. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation for the period prior to that date.
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