The appellant claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for injuries to the right shoulder, right hip, right shin and low back resulting from a fall in an elevator at VA facilities. The Board has determined that further examination is needed due to potential complications such as deep vein thrombosis.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim requires clarification regarding the proximate cause of his current disabilities, including whether the failure to timely diagnose or recognize a blood clot resulted in present disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder, Right Hip, Right Shin, Low Back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0918699
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for evaluations of his right hip and thigh limitations, finding that he withdrew his appeal. The effective date for a separate evaluation of 20 percent for right hip limitation of abduction is set at September 29, 2017.
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