An effective date of April 21, 2021 for a 30 percent rating for impairment of left elbow supination and pronation is granted.,An effective date of October 12, 2011 for service connection of limitation of left elbow extension is granted.,An effective date of August 26, 2022 for a 10 percent rating for chronic left wrist strain is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued by timely filing in succession within one year of the issuance of the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Impairment of left elbow supination and pronation, Left elbow limitation of extension, Chronic left wrist strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26009224
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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 claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the left upper extremity, as there was no evidence that his service-connected disabilities caused effective function remaining other than that which would be equally well served by an amputation with a prosthetic appliance.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions, including left and right elbow disabilities, left and right knee patellofemoral syndrome with osteoarthritis and meniscal tear, right foot callus, and right knee instability. The decision also restored the 10 percent rating for left knee instability and right elbow radial head fracture.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and need for clarification regarding ankylosis or functional equivalent of ankylosis in the Veteran's left elbow.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, as well as higher ratings for his left elbow tendonitis and limitation of extension. The VAHCS records from October 2017 to present have not been associated with the file, and additional medical development is needed.
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