The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, a compensable evaluation for residuals of a right radius fracture, an evaluation greater than 10 percent for residuals of a right heel fracture, and a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to December 6, 2005, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter for chronic right shoulder separation, status post distal clavicle resection surgery.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish service connection for the low back disability as it was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and did not manifest within one year of service discharge. The residuals of a right radius fracture have manifested with subjective complaints but without nonunion in the upper half of the radius or malunion with bad alignment of the radius. The chronic right shoulder separation has manifested by subjective complaints of pain and loss of range of motion limited to shoulder level, but not midway between side and shoulder level.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639645
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- Remanded (sent back)
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