The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's right elbow disability is related to his service-connected DJD of the lumbar spine, left knee and/or right knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's history of frequent falls due to his back and knee disabilities resulted in either causing or aggravating his current elbow disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1018176
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right elbow disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of fracture of right ring finger.
- Granted
The Veteran's right elbow disability, diagnosed as tendinitis, is considered to have started during service and has persisted since then. The Board granted service connection for this condition based on the continuity of symptoms.
- Granted
The Veteran's right upper extremity neuropathy, right elbow tendinitis, and cervical strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine are granted as secondary to his service-connected right shoulder DJD with tendinitis. The claims for an evaluation in excess of 60 percent for right shoulder DJD with tendinitis and service connection for DJD of the lumbar spine have been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for right elbow tendinitis, prior to October 28, 2012, is granted at a 10 percent disability rating.
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