The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder and left elbow disorders originated in active service, granting service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports provided medical evidence linking the current disabilities to service, resolving all doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder degenerative joint disease, left elbow epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0802196
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left shoulder degenerative joint disease with glenohumeral joint instability was denied as his disability did not more nearly approximate limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right elbow epicondylitis, finding that the conditions were incurred during active service.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating or service connection in all cases.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left elbow condition, finding that his current disability is more likely than not caused by an in-service injury during his National Guard service.
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