The Board has denied service connection for right and left elbow disorders due to lack of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptoms, as well as failure to establish a nexus between current disabilities and service. The case is remanded for an opinion on whether the Veteran's left knee disorder was aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no direct evidence linking the current elbow disorders to service, and thus denied service connection. The case is being remanded as the VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding aggravation of the left knee disorder by the service-connected right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow disorder, Left elbow disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19139119
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right elbow disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected disorders, and PTSD is granted. Bilateral hearing loss remains denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's GERD, elbow disorders, shoulder disorders, low back disorder, hip conditions, and knee conditions are being remanded for further examination and opinion to address the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including an acquired psychiatric disorder, visual impairment, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, a right elbow disorder, a right foot disorder, and a right lower extremity nerve disability due to the lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disorders due to the lack of a current disability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right elbow, and right shoulder were remanded for further development.
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