The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for left knee strain and left elbow disability are denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable initial evaluation for left elbow disability prior to February 12, 2010 is denied. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the left elbow disability from January 28, 2012 is granted.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 28, 2012 for service connection for coccygeal strain (claimed as tailbone injury) is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claims were not supported by evidence of a formal or informal claim submitted before July 2011 and thus no effective date prior to January 28, 2012 could be assigned for service connection.,The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left elbow disability was granted as of January 28, 2012. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation prior to this date.,No effective date prior to January 28, 2012 could be assigned due to lack of a formal or informal claim submitted before July 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, left elbow musculoligamentous strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1541310
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- Denied
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