The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right elbow disability, sleep apnea, and skin condition due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claim for right elbow disability is reopened but not decided on its merits. Sleep apnea and skin conditions are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was previously final as there was no new and material evidence received within the one-year appeal period. New evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for right elbow disability, thus reopening it.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow disability, Skin condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20013843
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right elbow disability and a nasal disability, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease resulting in these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for Squamous cell carcinoma of mouth and a skin condition due to inadequate medical opinions and potential exposure to toxins during service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for a right elbow disability were denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have current disabilities related to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for right elbow, left elbow, right wrist, and left wrist disabilities as there is no current evidence of these conditions.
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