The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's left elbow condition is related to his service. A VA examination is needed to determine if the current condition is linked to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence exists to make a determination on the claim without further evaluation and opinion from a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19100800
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the left shoulder condition and lumbar spine condition, but denied a compensable rating for the right ring finger fracture residuals and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left elbow tendonitis, and right shoulder condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence of compensable limitation of motion or a disability diagnosis.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeals for service connection for left and right elbow tendonitis were dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeals before a decision was made.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as untimely, finding that the notice of disagreement was submitted more than one year after the May 2019 rating decision.
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