The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left elbow lateral epicondylitis, degenerative joint disease of the right and left knees, right shoulder rotator cuff tendinopathy and impingement syndrome, and left shoulder impingement syndrome are related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's claimed disabilities were more likely caused by repetitive activity and anatomical variants rather than in-service injury or illness.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow lateral epicondylitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, right shoulder rotator cuff tendinopathy and impingement syndrome, left shoulder impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1645361
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What this means for you
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