The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records and ensuring that any necessary medical nexus opinions acknowledge the on and off nature of the veteran's reserve service as well as his very similar job duties during service and between/after service.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded to ensure a complete understanding of the Veteran's disabilities over the years, including obtaining private medical records and ensuring that any necessary medical nexus opinions acknowledge the on and off nature of the veteran's reserve service as well as his very similar job duties during service and between/after service.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow lateral epicondylitis, paresthesia (left), paresthesia (right), right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right elbow lateral epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015552
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the issues of higher initial ratings for service-connected bilateral knee disability, migraine variants, and bilateral hearing loss as well as service connection for generalized anxiety disorder. The issues of service connection for right elbow lateral epicondylitis and left elbow lateral epicondylitis are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. Service connection for depression is also remanded due to conflicting diagnoses.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for all issues related to service connection and rating decisions from February 2017, May 2019, and November 2019 due to untimely Notice of Disagreement filings.
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