The Board remands the case for another VA addendum opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral elbow tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided were found inadequate due to lack of rationale and addressing only direct service connection without considering secondary or aggravation theories.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25004797
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for left lower extremity neuropathy but remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings for other conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for bilateral elbow tendonitis for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder. Other claims for service connection were denied.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral elbow tendonitis, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct relationship between his current condition and his active duty service. The claims for initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and entitlement to service connection for left ear hearing loss are remanded due to incomplete records.
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