The Board denied service connection for a left arm condition, including a left elbow condition, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left wrist condition.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a left arm condition and the examiner did not find that the Veteran’s left arm pain reached a level that caused functional impairment of earning capacity.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm condition, left elbow condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20043438
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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