The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right elbow disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of fracture of right ring finger.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to address the Veteran's prior diagnoses and did not provide an opinion on the relationship between the right elbow disorders and the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow degenerative joint disease, Right elbow epicondylitis, Right elbow tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22031728
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including back, shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous instructions and insufficient medical opinions. The Veteran's right elbow epicondylitis is being reviewed for potential service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right elbow epicondylitis and its relationship to service-connected left elbow lateral epicondylitis.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine strain, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right elbow epicondylitis, left elbow epicondylitis, and tinnitus do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment due to his disabilities. The Board denied the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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