The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and now requires a VA medical opinion to assess whether the current right bicep condition is related to active service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there was an error in obtaining necessary evidence prior to the June 2019 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- right bicep disorder, lesion of the long head of the right bicep, right bicipital tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2020
- Citation
- A20016923
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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The appeal for service connection for right bicipital tendonitis was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and right bicipital tendonitis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or related to the Veteran's active military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a right bicep disorder and chronic neck pain. The veteran was not properly notified of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings on his service-connected back conditions and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was denied. The issue of TDIU, which was raised as part of the appeal, was also not addressed in the July 2023 HLR decision. In March 2024, a rating decision granted TDIU effective October 3, 2023.
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