The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for right ulnar nerve neuritis, due to subluxating ulnar nerve at the elbow, post operative, major hand is being remanded by the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The appeal also includes a request for an extra schedular rating in exceptional cases of unusual disability or marked interference with employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires additional development and notification as per the provisions of the VCAA.
- Claimed conditions
- right ulnar nerve neuritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0333593
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues except those related to his right elbow. As a result, the Board is dismissing these appeals.
- Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's right elbow disorder, specifically his ulnar nerve neuritis, more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis. Therefore, a rating higher than 30 percent was denied.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's right ulnar nerve neuritis, due to subluxating ulnar nerve at the elbow, post operative, major hand is currently rated as 20 percent disabling and does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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