The Board found no evidence of a right elbow disability related to service and denied the veteran's claim. The VA examiner opined that there is no nexus between any current right elbow disability and his time in service.
The deciding factor: VA examiner determined that the veteran does not have residuals related to his right elbow injury during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right elbow injury, suspect rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0703343
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the Veteran's failure to report to scheduled VA examinations. The case is now pending and will be reviewed again after the additional development.
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