The Board denied the appellant's claims for evaluations of his right elbow bursitis and low back disorder, finding that there was no evidence of limitation of motion or other impairment warranting a compensable rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The clinical findings did not support the presence of functional impairment due to less movement than normal, weakness, atrophy, incoordination, or excess fatigability. The appellant's right elbow and low back disabilities were rated based on their current manifestations rather than any service connection issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow bursitis, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0100678
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