The Board has remanded three issues related to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of fractured left tibia and shortening of the left lower extremity. The issues include a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to August 22, 2017 for residuals of fractured left tibia, a rating in excess of 30 percent after August 22, 2017 for residuals of fractured left tibia, and a compensable initial rating for shortening of the left lower extremity. The remand is due to the need for new VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that higher ratings are assignable during the period but the issues remain on appeal due to the need for further evidentiary development in the form of new VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Fractured left tibia, Shortening of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18125626
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the residuals of a fractured left tibia, finding that the veteran's severe left ankle degenerative-traumatic arthritis warrants this rating.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the appellant's shortening of the left lower extremity was incurred during his active military service and is granted service connection.
- 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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