Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for loss of use of the right upper extremity for the period prior to January 14, 2020 due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion addressing flare-ups during that period.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary because the previous VA examination did not adequately address the Veteran's flare-ups and their impact on functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25014963
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