The Board denied an extraschedular evaluation for the service-connected left elbow disability, maintaining a rating of 30 percent based on arthritis and limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left elbow disability did not present with any exceptional or unusual factors that rendered impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.
- Claimed conditions
- Left elbow injury with resection of the left radius head and neck, Degenerative joint disease of the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0204886
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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