The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and obtaining relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly granted or denied; it was referred back to the RO for further action due to deficiencies in the previous examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured left ulna, post-traumatic arthritis of the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0609907
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,987 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied an increased rating for residuals of a fractured left ulna with degenerative arthritis and has remanded the issue of service connection for a right shoulder disorder, which is secondary to a service-connected disorder.
- Granted
The reduction of the disability rating for the service-connected left elbow disability from 20 percent to 10 percent was not proper, and the 20 percent rating is restored effective from November 18, 2014.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected left ulna disability, which includes a fractured left ulna and post-traumatic arthritis of the left elbow, does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 20 percent evaluation.
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