The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining clinical records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a left arm injury remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations and did not have current representation by his attorney. The RO must make another attempt to schedule the Veteran for an appropriate examination and obtain relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left arm injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1030252
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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 the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left arm injury, finding that his pre-existing condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The claims for PTSD, left arm condition, hearing loss, lymphatic abnormalities, arthritis in multiple joints, and right neck node disability are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left and right arm injuries, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left arm elbow pain is found to be etiologically related to an in-service injury, and the Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left arm injury.
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