The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a left elbow injury and denied an earlier effective date for PTSD. The veteran's claim was not well-grounded, and there is no evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left elbow injury, post-traumatic degenerative type changes of the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0025758
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- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal, including the reopening of multiple service connection claims. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for sleep apnea, residuals of a left elbow injury, bilateral hearing loss, and colon polyps. The claims were all denied as there was no new and material evidence submitted.
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