The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral elbow disability and vitamin D and calcium deficiency secondary to service-connected gastric dumping syndrome due to further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner is needed to clarify whether the Veteran has a diagnosed condition of bilateral elbow pain or calcium deficiency, and if so, its relationship to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral elbow disability, Vitamin D and calcium deficiency
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22064155
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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
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