The Board denied increased evaluations for the service-connected fracture of the right clavicle and left knee internal derangement, with no new evidence provided to reopen the claims. The Veteran's service-connected conditions were evaluated based on their current manifestations.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a higher evaluation for the service-connected conditions at any point during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right clavicle, SLAP lesion repair (major), left knee internal derangement (ligament tear)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21014685
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected fracture of the right clavicle, SLAP lesion repair (major), was granted a 30 percent evaluation prior to September 18, 2015. The condition manifested with limitation of abduction and flexion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claim for a right shoulder disorder, claimed as fracture of the right clavicle, is being remanded due to an inaccurate assessment in his previous VA examination. A new examination is needed to determine if his current right shoulder disorder is related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the criteria for higher evaluations under Diagnostic Codes 5201 and 5203 were not met at any time during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings for a contusion of the musculocutaneous nerve of the left elbow and residuals of a fracture of the right clavicle.
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