The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a left elbow disorder and found that new evidence supports this claim. The examiner concluded that the veteran's chronic medial epicondylitis is more likely than not related to activities during her military service.
The deciding factor: A VA physician provided an opinion linking the veteran's chronic medial epicondylitis to her active duty activities, which was previously unestablished in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0412814
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left elbow disorder to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's condition, including whether it is related to service or secondary to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including a lumbar spine disorder, left elbow disorder, and others, to correct duty to assist errors.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection for headaches, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, and right shoulder disorder due to untimely filings.
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