The Board remands the veteran's claims for further development of private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure VA satisfies its duty to assist in obtaining relevant private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of flexion of left forearm, due to residuals, fracture left elbow, thoracic strain with arthritis, residuals, left wrist fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000897
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 869 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 25000897.
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 Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, except for a 20 percent rating for limitation of pronation of left forearm from August 2, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals, left wrist fracture due to a lack of evidence showing that the current disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease. The Board found no aggravation by service and concluded that the pre-existing condition did not worsen beyond its natural progression.
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