The Board has granted service connection for right triceps tendonitis and denied service connection for any other right elbow condition. The issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for low back condition is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right triceps tendonitis was incurred during service, while the current diagnosis of medial epicondylitis is not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right triceps tendonitis, medial epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2016
- Citation
- 1600098
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for earlier effective dates for higher ratings of left elbow strain and medial epicondylitis, stating that the evidence did not show these conditions had worsened before April 20, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error and remands the case for further development, including obtaining an adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right ulnar neuropathy, to include medial epicondylitis, is caused or aggravated by his service-connected degenerative disc disease with L5-S1 herniation.
- Denied
The Board found that the reduction of the disability rating from 20% to 10% for the Veteran's medial epicondylitis and olecranon fracture, impairment of supination and pronation with degenerative arthritic changes with elbow anterior ulnar spurring was improper due to an inadequate examination. The prior 20% rating is restored.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's right elbow condition, finding that it is not related to his military service or secondary to his previously service-connected right shoulder biceps tendonitis.
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