The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a left elbow injury should be remanded for further development, including scheduling him for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any currently present abnormalities of his left elbow. The Veteran also had his service connection claim for a cervical spine disability reopened based on new evidence received since the last denial in 2002.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient new evidence to reopen the Veteran's service connection claim for a cervical spine disability, and that the Veteran's current cervical spine disability is etiologically related to his active service. The left elbow injury claim requires further development as it involves an examination of the nature and etiology of any currently present abnormalities of the Veteran's left elbow.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow injury, lateral epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1037735
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left shoulder and elbow injuries due to a lack of evidence linking them to the Veteran's military service, and remanded the claim for lumbar spine injury for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal and left elbow disabilities due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ must obtain an updated VA examination that considers all relevant evidence, including recent treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right elbow condition, including lateral epicondylitis and tendinosis. The claim will be reconsidered with a new medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue regarding entitlement to service connection for left elbow injury prior to his death, and as a result, the Board has dismissed this appeal.
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