The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left remote pubic fracture with residual pain and earlier effective date for service connection has been denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against her claims.
The deciding factor: There was no formal or informal claim prior to March 10, 2010, for service connection for left remote pubic fracture with residual pain, and thus an effective date earlier than March 10, 2010, cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- left remote pubic fracture with residual pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1400387
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left remote pubic fracture with residual pain has been rated as 10 percent disabling since November 15, 2012. The disability is currently evaluated based on limitation of flexion and abduction. Prior to January 5, 2015, the Veteran was granted a separate evaluation for limitation of extension at 10 percent. After January 5, 2015, the combined evaluations have remained at 30 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the current severity of the appellant's service-connected left remote pubic fracture with residual pain.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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