The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's right lateral epicondylitis was incurred in service, including reviewing his service treatment records and any outstanding service department records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to review the entire record, including service personnel records and service treatment records, to determine whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's right lateral epicondylitis was incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lateral epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1612744
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left lateral epicondylitis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service. The initial disability rating of 10% is assigned.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the Veteran's right forearm condition and its relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for right lateral epicondylitis, bilateral hearing loss, status post lipoma resection, upper thoracic spine scar, headaches (claimed as secondary to service-connected status post lipoma resection), sleep apnea, bilateral plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spur, and a cervical strain are being remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip disorder, right lateral epicondylitis, and right carpal tunnel syndrome are not related to his military service. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding secondary service connection for right finger disabilities.
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