The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left arm numbness, left elbow strain, and left hand numbness due to new evidence submitted. However, these claims are still remanded as further development is needed.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for left arm numbness, left elbow strain, and left hand numbness.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm numbness, left elbow strain, left hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22008049
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has granted service connection for left elbow strain, but the appeal is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date available at law (February 23, 2023) was already assigned in a prior decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors and inadequate medical opinions. The issues of entitlement to TDIU are also being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the other claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeals regarding the severance of service connection for right hand numbness and left hand numbness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided for the Veteran's cervical and lumbosacral strains, left elbow strain, right elbow strain, and left shoulder impingement are inadequate. The Board also notes that there is no evidence of service connection for hypertension in this decision.
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