The veteran's epicondylitis of the right elbow is manifested by limitation of motion and pain on motion with tenderness over the lateral and medial epicondyle. The criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent have not been met.
The deciding factor: The examination revealed tenderness over the right medial epicondyle, flexion from zero to 140 degrees, and no diminution on repetitive testing. There was increased pain on resisted pronation and supination.
- Claimed conditions
- Epicondylitis of the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0404022
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Decisions by this judge: 1,599 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
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