The Board is remanding the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his service-connected residuals of a right shoulder injury prior to June 20, 2011 and for a compensable rating for his service-connected left wrist fracture residuals. Additional development is needed including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for medical examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims were not properly addressed due to an inadequate application of 38 C.F.R. § 4.59, which recognizes painful motion with joint or periarticular pathology as productive of disability. The Court agreed and ordered remand for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder injury, left wrist fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1532981
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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
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: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was denied, and the Board found that no effective date prior to May 30, 2019 is warranted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left wrist disability, finding that it was presumed aggravated by service and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of its increase in severity due to natural progression.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals seeking service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his authorized representative.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for his left wrist fracture is granted at a 10 percent level, effective from the date of claim.
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