The Board has determined that the Veteran's right forearm disorder, which existed prior to his military service, was aggravated by his service. As such, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding the pre-existence and aggravation of his right arm disorder during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right forearm disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069576
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 869 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and relationship of the Veteran's right forearm disorder to service. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition had its onset during or is otherwise related to active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
Service connection for right forearm, left forearm, right wrist, and left wrist disorders is denied.,Service connection for right knee and left knee disorders is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a VA examination. The issue remains whether he should be compensated under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for his right forearm disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
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