The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left elbow fracture and associated ulnar neuropathy due to conflicting information in the records, particularly regarding whether his preexisting conditions were aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The examiner found that there is a lack of clear and unmistakable evidence showing either the preexistence or aggravation of the Veteran's conditions during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow fracture, left ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20034597
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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: Granted
The Veteran's plantar fasciitis is rated at 30 percent effective July 24, 2024. The Veteran's residuals of a left elbow fracture are not entitled to an increased disability rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left elbow limitation of extension and painful supination due to a duty to assist error in prior examinations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's condition more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent for left ulnar neuropathy prior to September 11, 2025, and denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
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