The Board finds that the Veteran's right elbow epicondylitis is directly related to his service-connected left shoulder disability and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's right elbow epicondylitis was secondary to his left shoulder service-connected condition, considering the Veteran's ongoing pain and treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1135926
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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