The Board has granted a higher initial disability rating of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected right forearm tendonitis, effective from July 1, 1997.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated functional loss due to pain and tenderness in the area of the elbow, which equated to compensable loss of motion of the elbow. The veteran also had instances of swelling, pain, discomfort to resistance, and a slightly weakened hand grip affecting the right wrist, resulting in some functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- right forearm tendonitis, right elbow epicondylitis, right wrist tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0210986
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right wrist tenosynovitis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were caused by her military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected left knee and bilateral elbow disabilities were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation for any of the conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right elbow epicondylitis, finding that the conditions were incurred during active service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 8, 2017, for the grant of service connection for rhinitis but denied initial compensable ratings and higher ratings for other conditions.
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