The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for clarification of his representation, obtaining outstanding VA medical records, and issuance of a statement of the case on the issues of increased rating and effective date.
The deciding factor: Clarification of the Veteran's representation and obtaining outstanding VA medical records are necessary to ensure proper adjudication of the claims. The issuance of a statement of the case is required as these issues have not been addressed in a statement of the case yet.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration of the left forearm from the elbow down to the mid-arm, involving Muscle Group VII, ulnar neuropathy of the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1218867
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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 granted service connection for sleep apnea but has remanded the issues of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left thumb, a left shoulder condition, and ulnar neuropathy of the left elbow due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's ulnar neuropathy of the left elbow is attributable to his in-service left shoulder dislocation, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for ulnar neuropathy of the left elbow and chronic allergic rhinitis, finding that these conditions began during active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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