The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for left elbow tendonitis and entitlement to extraschedular ratings for right and left elbow disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's left elbow disability warrants an initial rating in excess of 10 percent or referral for extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18104703
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right shoulder strain, elbow tendonitis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the knees. Service connection is denied for left and right ankle disabilities and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left elbow tendonitis and right elbow tendonitis, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder strain, right elbow tendonitis, and left elbow tendonitis due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The AOJ should reschedule VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
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