The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left elbow tendonitis and granted entitlement to service connection for other conditions. The veteran is not entitled to service connection for a chronic acquired left elbow disorder.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current diagnosis of a left elbow disorder, and the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that any diagnosed condition was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left elbow tendonitis"}, {"condition_name":"left knee retropatellar pain syndrome"}, {"condition_name":"right foot status post surgery with calluses"}, {"condition_name":"right knee chondromalacia"}, {"condition_name":"left foot status post surgery with calluses"}, {"condition_name":"right ankle talofibular ligament strain"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0612463
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What this means for you
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