The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected left elbow fracture and spine condition have been denied.,Specifically, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left elbow fracture manifested by limitation of supination has been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a limitation of pronation or loss of bone fusion in either case, which are required for higher ratings under relevant diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Elbow Fracture, Fracture to Transverse Process in L-1 Area of Spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140079
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 left elbow disability, characterized by limitation of extension and flexion, is currently rated at 10% under the criteria for minor extremity disabilities. The claim for an increased rating has been granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's disability ratings for residuals of a fracture left elbow and olecranon bursitis have been denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left elbow disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to active service and concluding that any left elbow injury during service did not result in a chronic condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his left elbow disorder are denied as the evidence does not show that any of the conditions warrant a rating higher than the currently assigned 10 percent evaluations.
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