The Board remands the claims for a comprehensive examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral upper extremity neurological disabilities and left elbow scar.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not provide an opinion as to which nerve or nerve group most appropriately reflects the Veteran's disability picture, and the VA failed to obtain a comprehensive examination detailing all nerve involvements and their severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Left cubital and carpal tunnel syndrome, Left elbow scar, Right cubital and carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031702
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the left upper extremity, as there was no evidence that his service-connected disabilities caused effective function remaining other than that which would be equally well served by an amputation with a prosthetic appliance.
- Denied
The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and service connection, including those for PTSD (with TBI), headaches, left elbow fracture with limitation of flexion, left elbow post-operative scar (painful), right 3rd finger fracture, bilateral hearing loss, left elbow scar, right ankle sprain to include right shin splint, erectile dysfunction, right hand disability, and low back disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the Veteran's left elbow scar. The right knee disability claim is being remanded due to inadequate examination and need for an addendum opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's increased ratings for left forearm condition and left ulnar neuropathy are granted, while the initial compensable rating for left elbow scar and bilateral hearing loss is denied. The appeal regarding service connection for residuals of lip/facial cancer, right hip condition, right lower extremity neuropathy, and effective date earlier than October 11, 2018 for TDIU is remanded.
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