The Veteran's right elbow epicondylitis was found to have begun during service and is therefore granted service connection. The other issues are not addressed in the decision.
The deciding factor: Service records show that the Veteran had a diagnosis of right lateral epicondylitis during service, which she continued to experience post-service as evidenced by her current symptoms and x-ray findings consistent with epicondylitis.
- Claimed conditions
- epicondylitis, right elbow, total abdominal hysterectomy with preservation of the ovaries with associated scarring and adhesion, Graves' disease and atrial fibrillation (hypothyroid), left ankle strain with mild plantar fasciitis and hammertoes, left hip trochanteric bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1759391
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip trochanteric bursitis, left hip trochanteric bursitis, right iliotibial band inflammation, and left iliotibial band inflammation due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining private treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability have been granted.,An effective date of August 14, 2018, has been assigned for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.
- Granted
The Veteran's left hip limitation of flexion is restored to a 30 percent rating on and from October 4, 2023. Separate ratings for right hip limitations are granted.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for thoracic strain with osteophytic spurring from January 15, 2020, but denied ratings greater than 10 percent prior to that date and TDIUs due to both the thoracic strain and right elbow disability.
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