The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service records and outstanding private medical records. The Veteran's right forearm disability is being reviewed again as part of this process.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service records and missing private medical records prevent a complete evaluation of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right forearm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19193893
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection, as well as earlier effective dates for various conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right forearm and hand disabilities, stating that the evidence does not show a current disability separate from existing service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right and left forearm disabilities, neck sprain, bilateral hearing loss, right-hand disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), bilateral flatfoot, and a compensable rating for right shoulder scar(s) associated with right shoulder strain, status post-surgery.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a right forearm disability, previously claimed as calcium buildup of the right elbow and arthritis of the right elbow, is reopened. The Board finds an additional VA examination to be warranted due to new evidence received since the May 1997 rating decision. Additionally, the issues of increased ratings for right foot hallux valgus and scars are remanded.
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