The Veteran's left elbow disability has not been properly evaluated due to the lack of a recent VA examination, and his claim is being remanded for such an evaluation.
The deciding factor: The February 2016 VA examination is too remote in time to address the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left elbow disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow olecranon bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21071446
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left elbow pain, right elbow pain, left hip pain, and right hip pain due to lack of evidence showing a current disability within one year of discharge from active duty or that the conditions were incurred in or caused by service.,For right elbow pain, the Board found no current disability as there was no complaint or treatment for an elbow condition during service or since. For left and right hip pain, the Board found no evidence showing a current disability within one year of discharge from active duty or that the conditions were incurred in or caused by service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted ratings of 30 percent or higher for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine osteoarthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, right shoulder strain, left elbow olecranon bursitis, right elbow olecranon bursitis, and headaches. Service connection was also granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) under the PACT Act.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for left elbow olecranon bursitis, left and right knee flexion, and left knee instability, as well as service connection for depression. However, it denied increased ratings for the left elbow prior to July 19, 2022, and a compensable rating for the right knee patellofemoral syndrome.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left elbow olecranon bursitis was withdrawn, and the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for right elbow arthritis and residuals of a fractured right elbow were remanded.
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