The Board has determined that the Veteran's right elbow disorder is related to his service-connected right wrist condition and remanded for further examination. The ratings for lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also remanded due to lack of recent examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right elbow disorder is secondary to his service-connected right wrist condition and requires further examination to determine its etiology. The ratings for lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are also remanded due to lack of recent examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow disorder, lumbar strain with arthritis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20010442
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the AOJ did not obtain all necessary opinions regarding whether the Veteran's symptoms are related to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI). The claims for service connection for fatigue, fibromyalgia, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, and sleep disorder are remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied the claims for right knee disability, erectile dysfunction, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The decision is remanded for further action on these issues.
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