The veteran's appeal for higher disability ratings for various service-connected conditions was denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a higher rating than what had been assigned.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that motion of the left arm or elbow was limited to less than shoulder level, and there was no objective evidence of pathology in the elbows after repeated exercise by the examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a Fractured Left Big Toe, Residuals of a Fractured Left Elbow, Residuals of a Fractured Left Shoulder, Residuals of a Fractured Right Elbow, Spastic Colon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0618565
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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