Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for new examinations as the previous VA examinations and opinions did not substantially comply with the Board's previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptomatology, which is required by the Board's previous remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hand and finger disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25013290
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