The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right elbow disability. The burden falls on the Veteran to establish aggravation of his pre-existing condition during or by his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a pre-existing right upper extremity disability noted at his military entrance examination, and he must prove that it was aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22026665
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right elbow disability and a nasal disability, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease resulting in these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and service connection for a right elbow disability were denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have current disabilities related to these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for right elbow, left elbow, right wrist, and left wrist disabilities as there is no current evidence of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's right elbow disability, including service connection and secondary service connection.
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