The Veteran's elbow pain has been attributed to a known clinical diagnosis (medial epicondylitis) and is not attributable to undiagnosed illness or otherwise to any period of active service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied as the Veteran's elbow pain is associated with a known clinical diagnosis, which does not meet the criteria for a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- elbow pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1233499
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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