The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow and epicondylitis of the left elbow are not related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it less likely than not that the Veteran's current right and left elbow disabilities were incurred in or caused by military service, based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to her reported in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow, epicondylitis of the left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1540577
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left elbow epicondylitis is being remanded due to the need for additional information and a new VA examination.
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