The Board has remanded the claims for earlier effective dates due to incomplete records, and requests that the Veteran provide any missing documents or information.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to rebuild the original claims file as there are indications of a possible claim filed prior to June 2015 but not submitted to VA.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow arthritis, left elbow arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20027680
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 20027680.
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 Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection of right and left elbow arthritis, as well as left shoulder arthritis.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on your claims as they are no longer pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, except for the grant of an earlier effective date for total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for left elbow arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition was caused by an in-service injury.
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