The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right elbow condition and a bilateral wrist condition, as well as his claim for an increased rating for PTSD. The issues were all found to lack sufficient evidence to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service diagnosis or incident linked to the conditions, and there is insufficient medical evidence linking current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Condition, Bilateral Wrist Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0836541
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for OSA, IBS, and headaches. The Board also granted service connection for right elbow, left wrist, neck, and left leg shin splints conditions.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right elbow condition did not increase in severity during service, and therefore, cannot be considered service-connected.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for service connection of right elbow, left elbow, right knee, left knee, and right ankle conditions must be remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
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