The Veteran's right elbow disorder is being remanded for further development, including obtaining SSA records and attempting to ascertain the specific date of his motor vehicle accident in 1959.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was AWOL at the time of a motor vehicle accident that injured his right elbow. The exact date of the accident needs to be determined to assess whether it occurred during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1000267
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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