The Board dismissed the appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for status post left elbow dislocation. The claims for service connection for arthritis, acid reflux disease, and dry eyes were denied as there is no evidence of these conditions in service or related to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show arthritis of any joint other than the left elbow and low back, and the veteran's current complaints are not linked to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Status Post Left Elbow Dislocation with Degenerative Changes, Low Back Strain with Spondylosis at L4-5
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0730759
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