The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing at the Louisville RO. The issues include service connection claims and rating disputes.
The deciding factor: The case requires further administrative action, specifically scheduling of a Travel Board hearing as requested by the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- cubital tunnel syndrome, hardening of the femoral artery
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0930810
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, cubital tunnel syndrome, right plantar fasciitis, and a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral peripheral nerve condition of the hands, including carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome, to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 30% disability rating for left shoulder adhesive capsulitis and an effective date of November 25, 2005, for TDIU. The request for a higher rating was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a right elbow disorder, including various conditions like cubital tunnel syndrome and bicep tendon tear. The Veteran's statements do not limit the scope of the claim.
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