The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and need for clarification regarding ankylosis or functional equivalent of ankylosis in the Veteran's left elbow.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran exhibits ankylosis or the functional equivalent of ankylosis, as required by the Board's previous remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left elbow limitation of extension, Left elbow limitation of flexion, Left elbow limitation of supination/pronation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24034284
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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
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
An effective date of April 21, 2021 for a 30 percent rating for impairment of left elbow supination and pronation is granted.,An effective date of October 12, 2011 for service connection of limitation of left elbow extension is granted.,An effective date of August 26, 2022 for a 10 percent rating for chronic left wrist strain is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the left upper extremity, as there was no evidence that his service-connected disabilities caused effective function remaining other than that which would be equally well served by an amputation with a prosthetic appliance.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions, including left and right elbow disabilities, left and right knee patellofemoral syndrome with osteoarthritis and meniscal tear, right foot callus, and right knee instability. The decision also restored the 10 percent rating for left knee instability and right elbow radial head fracture.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, as well as the claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ due to new evidence received.
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