The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left elbow disabilities, as well as his claim for service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Disability, Left Elbow Disability, Lower Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1119948
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