The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection of a right shoulder condition and a right eye scotoma are not addressed in this decision. The claim for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the right knee is granted with a 10% evaluation, but it does not specify whether the issue pertains to the knee itself or another overlapping condition. The claim for service connection of right ulnar neuropathy with involvement at the elbow is also not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claims were not fully developed and are remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Right Knee, Right Eye Scotoma, Right Shoulder Condition, Right Ulnar Neuropathy with involvement at the elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0400287
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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.
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