The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability was not incurred or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The claim for a rating increase for his right elbow disability is also denied.
The deciding factor: No medical opinion established a link between the Veteran's current right shoulder disability and service, and no presumptive service connection can be granted as arthritis was not shown during service or within the one-year presumptive period after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis, right, right shoulder degenerative joint disease, strain, and bursitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1635263
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- Denied
The Veteran's right elbow disability, characterized by painful range of motion with limited extension and flexion, does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was granted service connection as incurred during a period of ACDUTRA. Service connection for the right shoulder disability and right elbow disability were also granted.
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