The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right elbow scar and remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA examinations to assess the severity of his right epicondylitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Scar, Right Epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107762
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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 claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow condition, bilateral hearing loss, right ankle condition, and left ankle condition. The decision also noted that his claim for a compensable rating for his right elbow scar was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for a right elbow scar from October 19, 2003, to June 25, 2010.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for right elbow tendonitis. The Veteran's right elbow disability is remanded due to insufficient competent medical evidence on file.
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