The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder and granted service connection for left ventricle hypertrophy with left atrial enlargement. The right elbow disability was not found to be related to active service.
The deciding factor: No chronic cardiac or right elbow condition was established during service, and the evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid Disorder, Cardiac Disability (including left ventricle hypertrophy with left atrial enlargement), Right Elbow Calcific Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1316274
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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