The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and remand are related to his elbow disabilities, ischemic heart disease with coronary bypass surgery, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The Board finds that these issues cannot be adjudicated until the right and left elbow disabilities are addressed due to their interrelated nature.
The deciding factor: The claims for increased ratings and remand are related to multiple service-connected conditions which require further examination and evidence to determine appropriate disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow supination with traumatic arthritis, left elbow supination with traumatic arthritis, right elbow extension with traumatic arthritis, left elbow extension with traumatic arthritis, right elbow degenerative joint disease, ischemic heart disease with coronary bypass surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19122688
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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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