The Veteran's service connection claim for left elbow degenerative arthritis is granted as the evidence is at least in equipoise that his current condition was incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not associate the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the left elbow with his active service, but the evidence is at least in equipoise that it was incurred in service due to credible reports of injury and persistent symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1411213
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, left hip osteoarthritis, left wrist degenerative arthritis, right wrist degenerative arthritis, left elbow degenerative arthritis, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and rating in excess of 10 percent for deviated septum, as well as the appeal for dysthymic disorder (sleep disorder, excessive snoring). The appeal for left elbow degenerative arthritis was also dismissed.
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