The claim of service connection for a bilateral elbow condition is reopened and remanded due to the need for additional development, including an examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (the relationship between service and the diagnosed bilateral elbow condition), raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow condition, congenital proximal ulnar ankylosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165386
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (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).
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The Board has denied service connection for psoriasis and remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral elbow condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, and right shoulder strain.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no current disability, in-service event, injury, or illness related to the Veteran's claimed conditions. Therefore, service connection for bilateral elbow condition, bilateral hand condition, bilateral knee condition, neck condition, prostate cancer, headaches, and left eye vision problem is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral elbow condition, finding that it is etiologically related to his service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck condition, bilateral elbow condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral ankle condition, and narcolepsy due to inadequate VA examinations and potential pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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