The Veteran's claims for residuals of an abdominal injury, bilateral scrotal disability, and bilateral elbow osteophytes were all denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for the latter two conditions.,Service connection was established for bilateral elbow osteophytes but not for the other conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of in-service injury or disease for the claimed conditions, and thus service connection could not be granted. However, service connection was granted for bilateral elbow osteophytes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an abdominal injury, bilateral scrotal disability, bilateral elbow osteophytes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1108447
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