Remove elements from linked list of integers with value val

/**
 *                                      Remove all elements from a linked list of integers that have value val.
 * Definition for singly-linked list.
 * public class ListNode {
 *     int val;
 *     ListNode next;
 *     ListNode(int x) { val = x; }
 * }
 */
class Solution {
    public ListNode removeElements(ListNode head, int val) {
        ListNode start = new ListNode(0);  //create new node
        start.next = head;   //point new node to the original head
        ListNode i = start;  //create an iterator node and set it to also point to the head
        while(i.next != null){ //while there is another node following
            if(i.next.val == val){  //if the val to find is equal to the NEXT node's value
                ListNode temp = i.next;   //set the node to be removed into the holder node
                i.next = temp.next;       //move the holder's NEXT node into the iterator node
            }else{
              i = i.next;
            }
        }
    return start.next;
    }
}