The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of his low back disorder, left knee disorder, and left elbow disorder as secondary to his service-connected Crohn's disease. The effective date was not addressed.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated by service or are related to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder (including arthritis), left knee disorder (including arthritis), left elbow disorder (including epicondylitis and arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0836562
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left knee disorder due to incomplete service records and inadequate VA examinations. Clarification on the exact nature of the Veteran's military service is needed, as well as obtaining her complete STRs from reserve service periods. Further examination by a VA examiner is required to assess the etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after the May 2018 denial. The AOJ is required to readjudicate the claims and provide appropriate VA examinations.
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