The Board has granted a 10% initial evaluation for left elbow tendonitis, effective from August 20, 2000. Service connection for asbestos exposure was denied as there is no current disability due to such exposure.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left elbow tendonitis resulted in functional impairment with weakness affecting use and tenderness noted on examination, warranting a higher rating than the noncompensable evaluation previously assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0613904
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence of compensable limitation of motion or a disability diagnosis.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeals for service connection for left and right elbow tendonitis were dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeals before a decision was made.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as untimely, finding that the notice of disagreement was submitted more than one year after the May 2019 rating decision.
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