The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right elbow tendinitis due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring a VA examination.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence in the record to determine if the Veteran's current bilateral elbow disabilities are related to his active service. A VA examination is needed to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow tendinitis, right elbow tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26005767
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left elbow tendinitis, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred during active duty due to physical training exercises and playing sports in the military.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and hearing loss. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for right elbow and right knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations from August 2019. The AOJ is now directed to schedule new VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left elbow tendinitis, bladder disability, epididymitis, penile condition/vasectomy, left testicular disability, right foot disability, left knee disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, and right ankle sprain/right shoulder disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's service.
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