The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the left elbow disability prior to October 14, 2014 and an initial 30 percent rating for bilateral flatfoot (fibromatosis) effective October 14, 2014. The Veteran's claims for liver disorder, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, and muscle pain, cramps, numbness, weight loss and gain, and joint pain are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the grant of higher ratings for any of the service-connected conditions based on the criteria provided in the rating schedule. The Veteran's left elbow disability is rated as 10 percent disabling prior to October 14, 2014 and 30 percent disabling thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow disability, bilateral osteoarthritis of the first MTP joints and the distal ITP joints of the second through fifth toes, bilateral flatfoot (fibromatosis), liver disorder, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, muscle pain, cramps, numbness, weight loss and gain, and joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1729856
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection for anxiety, sinusitis, a cervical spine disability, a left elbow disability, and a right hip disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of the claimed bilateral finger, wrist, elbow, and shoulder disabilities. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
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