The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed elbow, wrist, and neck conditions. The claims are being remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are required to address whether the Veteran's current disabilities are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow degenerative changes, left elbow degenerative changes, right wrist degenerative changes, left wrist degenerative changes, cervical spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2017
- Citation
- 1728881
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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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