The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left elbow disability and an initial compensable evaluation for genital warts, finding that there was no evidence of a superimposed injury or aggravation during service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the left elbow spur is congenital and not related to service. The Veteran's genital warts do not meet criteria for a compensable rating as they affect less than 5% of his body or exposed areas, requiring only topical therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Elbow Spur, Genital Warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2011
- Citation
- 1138229
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