The Board has remanded the case due to a recent Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decision requiring joint testing, and because there is no substantive appeal on file regarding a temporary total disability rating based on convalescence.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to a recent court ruling that requires joint testing in VA examinations, and also because the claim for a temporary total disability rating has not been properly appealed.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Limitation of Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18137687
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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