The Board found that the reduction from a 20% to a 10% rating for right elbow strain with limitation of pronation of right forearm, residuals of right hand and wrist injury was improper. The Veteran's disability picture does not reflect an improvement under ordinary conditions of life and work.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish sustained and material improvement in the Veteran's service-connected condition that would be maintained under ordinary conditions of life, including work.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Strain, Limitation of Pronation of Right Forearm, Residuals of Right Hand and Wrist Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1523616
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for right elbow strain is dismissed. The claim for service connection for a right wrist condition, including right wrist strain and carpal tunnel syndrome, is granted but remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied initial disability ratings for various conditions, including GERD, shoulder strain, elbow strains, lumbosacral strain, and knee conditions. A separate rating was granted for right lower extremity radiculopathy due to the service-connected lumbosacral spine disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, left elbow strain, and right elbow strain based on evidence showing the conditions began during the Veteran's active military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right and left elbow disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board has denied any higher ratings due to lack of additional functional loss or limitation of motion.
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