The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected right forearm disability is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The Veteran contends she is unable to use her right arm, but the current 30 percent rating does not account for this limitation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not conduct range of motion testing during flare-ups and provided insufficient information regarding functional loss during such events.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right radius, traumatic arthritis (right forearm disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19188812
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Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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