The Veteran's claim for a separate compensable rating for a muscle group injury as a residual of service-connected pelvic fractures is denied.,The effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD, adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety with residual of traumatic brain injury is granted to July 3, 2007.,The Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion of the right hip and left hip are remanded.,Additional VA clinical records must be obtained and a new VA examination scheduled.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis or symptoms of a muscle group injury as a residual of service-connected pelvic fractures, and the Veteran does not have such at any time since her discharge from active service.,The October 2007 application for service connection for residuals of pelvic fractures and pulmonary disabilities constitutes an informal claim within one year of the Veteran's discharge from active service, thus granting an effective date of July 3, 2007.,A new VA examination is needed as the prior May 2014 VA examination was inadequate and did not comply with the Board’s remand directives.,Additional VA clinical records must be obtained to support a proper evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle group injury, pelvic fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20062757
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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