The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral elbow strain, finding that there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence of a current diagnosis or a link between the claimed conditions and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, bilateral elbow strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0029171
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to military service, as there was no evidence of auditory damage during service. The left knee disability is also not related to military service.,The Veteran's left hip disability, lumbar disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, and cesarean section scar were not related to military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, bilateral knee strain and left knee osteoarthritis, bilateral hip trochanteric pain syndrome, bilateral elbow strain, bilateral foot degenerative arthritis, bilateral shoulder strain, and bilateral hand strain. OSA was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, due to outstanding service treatment records and the need for a more adequate VA examination.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction from 70 percent to 30 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression was dismissed because it was not a final decision.
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