The Board remands the issues of entitlement to higher ratings for various left arm disabilities, including radius impairment, supination/pronation impairment, flexion limitation, extension limitation, and posttraumatic arthritis of the wrist.
The deciding factor: The Board must provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases addressing the Veteran's entitlement to a separate rating for an ulna disorder under Diagnostic Code 5211 or Diagnostic Code 5210, as well as readdress the December 2011 VA examination findings and address any inconsistencies in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- radius impairment of the left forearm, impairment of supination and pronation of the left forearm, left forearm supination/pronation impairment, limitation of flexion of the left forearm (limited flexion), limitation of extension of the left arm, posttraumatic left wrist arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24032089
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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