The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected right and left elbow medial epicondylitis do not warrant initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show limitation of motion or other functional impairment sufficient to warrant a higher evaluation under applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Medial Epicondylitis, Left Elbow Medial Epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1404394
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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