The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for left elbow disability and right lower extremity neurological disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an addendum opinion addressing all theories of entitlement, including direct service connection, secondary service connection, aggravation, and any other relevant factors.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow arthritis, muscle spasms in left elbow
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19164978
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection of right and left elbow arthritis, as well as left shoulder arthritis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for left elbow arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition was caused by an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple arthritic conditions as further development is needed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for left elbow arthritis, finding a nexus between the in-service injury and the current disability.
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