The Board granted service connection for lumbar spondylosis and status post radial and ulnar fracture with right elbow post-traumatic arthropathy, both rated at 10 percent. Service connection was denied for sciatic joint dysfunction and glaucoma.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on evidence of in-service injury and current disability without any presumption or secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spondylosis, status post radial and ulnar fracture with right elbow post-traumatic arthropathy, sciatic joint dysfunction, glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0805630
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