The Board has dismissed the issue of service connection for a right forearm or elbow disability due to prior grant in May 1997. The rating for right hallux valgus is denied, and the issue of compensable rating for right elbow injury residuals since February 21, 2015 is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected residuals are already covered by prior grant in May 1997. The current appeal involves a new claim for a higher rating for his right hallux valgus and the need to reassess all of his residual injuries under their appropriate diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right forearm injury, Right elbow injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22070151
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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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