The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his right elbow disability and whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evidence and evaluation as per the need for an updated medical assessment and determination regarding employment issues.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right elbow fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1416881
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ulnar neuropathy and posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the right elbow are related to a right elbow fracture he sustained while serving in Germany. As such, service connection for these conditions is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a right elbow fracture. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether any injuries sustained in service aggravated the preexisting injury.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has vacated the decisions denying increased ratings for right elbow fracture and right hand median nerve sensory loss, as the appeals were improperly docketed as legacy appeals due to a timely post-supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) submitted by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities. The issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation based on housebound status is dismissed as moot.
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