The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine the etiology of any disorder associated with the Veteran's bilateral elbows and wrists. The Veteran is required to fully cooperate with VA efforts to provide an adequate medical examination.
The deciding factor: The June 2008 VA examiner failed to address the etiological questions central to evaluating the Veteran's service connection claims, such as whether the diagnosed disorders were attributable to known clinical diagnoses or related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow pain, bilateral wrist pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1004918
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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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