The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral elbow tendonitis due to new and material evidence, but the case is remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: New evidence suggests that the Veteran's current condition may be related to military sexual trauma experienced during her second period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18141275
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for left lower extremity neuropathy but remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings for other conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for another VA addendum opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral elbow tendonitis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for bilateral elbow tendonitis for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. Other claims for service connection were denied.
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