Service connection is granted for nerve impairment of the right elbow and an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, but only on a limited basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's mild nerve injury in service may be related to his current condition, but no other right elbow disability has been linked to military service. For PTSD, additional medical records are needed to determine its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve impairment of the lower root of the right brachial plexus or right C8 nerve root (claimed as a right elbow disability), an acquired psychiatric disability to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18109570
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