The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a right arm disorder. The appellant's history of a fractured right elbow 41 years prior with diagnosis of traumatic arthritis is considered, suggesting a link between the current arthritic condition and the reported injury during service.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes a statement from Northeast Orthopedic Clinic indicating a connection between the appellant's current arthritis and a reported trauma to the right elbow during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Arm Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0218431
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