The Board has granted service connection for right and left elbow degenerative arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service traumas.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible the Veteran's account of in-service trauma and symptomatology, which supported the diagnosed post-service disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow degenerative arthritis, left elbow degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800819
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection of left elbow, right elbow, and right thumb degenerative arthritis to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing direct causation and aggravation by service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for left elbow degenerative arthritis, but no higher.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for various conditions and denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and a vestibular disorder. An initial rating of 10 percent was granted for right ankle degenerative arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various degenerative arthritic conditions of multiple joints and the lower back, as additional evidence is needed.
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