The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a right humerus fracture are causally related to active service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements, including his testimony at a hearing before the Board, supported by his DD-214 and parachute jump logs, established that he sustained a right humerus fracture during service. The VA examiners' negative nexus opinions were not persuasive due to their reliance on lack of notation in service treatment records, which is not a valid basis for concluding against the Veteran's account.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right humerus fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2015
- Citation
- 1503614
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 1503614.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a right humerus fracture is being remanded due to inadequate examination and VCAA notice issues.
- Denied
The veteran's combined service connected disability rating is 50%, which does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board finds that while he has significant functional impairment, it does not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- 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.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.