The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the veteran's claims, including reopening service connection claims and addressing his right thumb disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to changes in the law regarding new and material evidence claims and the need to provide the correct laws and regulations prior to August 29, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain, joint pain, due to undiagnosed illness, bilateral post traumatic elbow epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0504195
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right leg condition, sinusitis, lower back condition, and joint pain as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
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