The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional treatment records, including from private sources. The case will be reconsidered based on the updated evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evaluation of the Veteran's left elbow tendonitis due to potential changes in severity since his last examination and the need for more recent medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- tendonitis of the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1236320
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tendonitis of the left elbow is being remanded due to a lack of review of his claims folder and the need for a more contemporaneous examination.
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