The Board has determined that the veteran's fibrous dysplasia does not warrant an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent, as there is no evidence of incapacitating episodes or other factors that would justify a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical findings do not support the presence of incapacitating episodes required for a higher evaluation under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- fibrous dysplasia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0820225
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for fibrous dysplasia because new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's fibrous dysplasia and degenerative joint disease of the left hip are rated at 40 percent effective from April 15, 2010.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bone cancer, fibrous dysplasia, Graves' disease, right eye disability, and headaches due to lack of in-service ionizing radiation exposure.
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