The veteran's right elbow disability was found to have full range of motion without additional functional loss due to pain or other pathology from December 1, 1994 to January 2, 2000. After that date, the disability is productive of pain on limited motion with no additional function loss.,The veteran's bilateral foot disability has been productive of not more than moderate impairment without additional function loss due to pain or other pathology.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of additional functional loss due to pain or other pathology for the right elbow disability, and the veteran's bilateral foot disability was found to have only moderate impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Disability, Bilateral Foot Disability, Hallux Valgus with Bunions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0506973
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