The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate examination and discrepancies between diagnostic testing and clinical assessment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was unable to comment on all factors considered in DeLuca v. Brown, 8 Vet. App. 202 (1995), specifically any functional loss due to flare-ups, and there are discrepancies between the medical evidence and clinical assessments regarding ulnar neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury to the right arm, right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0733038
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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
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