The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for left elbow bursitis and entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation based on the individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure compliance with the VA's duty to assist and provide adequate reasons and bases for its decision, as the previous examination did not fully comply with the Board's remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow bursitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062284
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for left shoulder disability was granted in full, and the issues of entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent for right hamstring tendonitis, left elbow bursitis, chronic left ankle sprain, and low back disability were denied or dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bursitis affecting the Veteran's bilateral ankles, elbows, hips, shoulders, and wrists as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the appeal.
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