The Veteran's bilateral elbow arthritis was incurred in service and is currently rated at 30%.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported a history of injury to both elbows during an assault in service, which resulted in current bilateral elbow arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1124890
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