The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left elbow tendonitis, finding that there is insufficient evidence to establish a current disability or link it to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current right or left elbow tendonitis but noted that the Veteran may have had tendonitis in the past. The Board determined this was not currently present and thus denied the claims based on lack of current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow tendonitis, Left elbow tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1613361
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right and left elbow tendonitis have been rated at 10 percent for the entire period on appeal. The Board found that there is no evidence of limitation of motion or other compensable factors, thus denying a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as he has secured and follows a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of August 3, 2012 for both the TDIU and DEA benefits based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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