The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current right or left elbow disability, or bilateral irritated eyes. The Veteran's service treatment records are negative for any complaints, symptoms, findings or diagnoses related to the elbows or bilateral irritated eyes.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of a right or left elbow disability, or bilateral irritated eyes that may be associated with active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Pain, Left Elbow Pain, Bilateral Irritated Eyes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1413983
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