The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected tendonitis of the right elbow and residuals of a stress fracture of the left femoral neck, status post internal fixation.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support higher disability ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- tendonitis of the right elbow, residuals of a stress fracture of the left femoral neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0216256
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's tendonitis of the right elbow was incurred in active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
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