The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a left elbow condition and granted an increased rating of 20 percent for his service-connected rheumatoid arthritis. However, he was denied a compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the veteran allowed the Board to reopen his claim for service connection for a left elbow condition. The veteran's service-connected rheumatoid arthritis is currently manifested by severe limitation of lumbar motion in all planes due to pain on use, warranting a rating of 20 percent. However, he was not granted a compensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0207755
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What this means for you
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