The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's left elbow strain, effective January 8, 2005.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any additional limitation of motion or other factors that would warrant a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned under Diagnostic Code 5024 (tenosynovitis).
- Claimed conditions
- Left Elbow Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0831205
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, left elbow strain, and right elbow strain based on evidence showing the conditions began during the Veteran's active military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to outstanding VA treatment records, including those from the Peru Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), which were not properly transferred. The Veteran's right shoulder disability is being examined further to determine its relationship to service or his left shoulder disability.
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