The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for right elbow traumatic arthritis with loose body and limitation of flexion due to a lack of an opinion regarding the appropriate level of amputation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion as to whether the appropriate level of amputation would be above or below the insertion of the pronator teres, which is necessary for determining the correct disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow traumatic arthritis with loose body, right elbow limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20077310
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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.
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