The Board has dismissed the issues of CUE in the November 26, 1996, rating decisions that assigned separate 10 percent evaluations for residuals of a fracture of the right elbow and wrist.
The deciding factor: The veteran's attorney withdrew his appeals on these issues prior to the issuance of a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right elbow, residuals of a fracture of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0618913
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,435 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0618913.
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the severity of his right wrist residuals and whether he requires regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right elbow, hemorrhoids, and left partial parotidectomy. The effective date for the award of a 10 percent disability rating for residuals of a left partial parotidectomy was not established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining a VA opinion on whether the Veteran is unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right wrist are currently evaluated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this evaluation is appropriate given his symptoms.
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