The Board has remanded the claims for right hand bursitis, left hand bursitis, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, and left elbow bursitis due to potential toxic exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities are not presumptive diseases under the PACT Act. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if there is a nexus between the claimed disabilities and the TERA.
- Claimed conditions
- lymph node disability, right hand bursitis, left hand bursitis, right shoulder disability (including right shoulder bursitis), left shoulder disability (including left shoulder bursitis), right elbow disability (including right elbow bursitis), left elbow bursitis (including right elbow bursitis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26018991
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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 claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying all appeals.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hand bursitis, a right hip condition, and a right shoulder condition as the evidence did not support the presence of these conditions during or related to the Veteran's active duty.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lymph node and bladder disabilities, finding insufficient evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, hypertension, lymph node disability, and bilateral hand numbness disabilities are remanded due to the need for VA examinations.
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