The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left elbow disorder due to incomplete compliance with its previous remand instructions.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of record that attempts were made to obtain service treatment records from the specified period, and thus substantial compliance with the Board's remand order was not achieved.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25007363
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left elbow disorder to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's condition, including whether it is related to service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including a lumbar spine disorder, left elbow disorder, and others, to correct duty to assist errors.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, and right shoulder disorder due to untimely filings.
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