The Board denied service connection for a right elbow condition as there is no current diagnosis of such disability during the pendency of the claim.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosed right elbow condition found by VA examination, and the Veteran's lay assertions were not competent to diagnose a complex medical issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23042013
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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