This decision grants the Veteran's request for VA outpatient dental treatment. The Board denied service connection for left and right elbow disorders, cardiomyopathy, and denies initial ratings for rheumatoid arthritis, left foot calcaneal spur, hypertension, and GERD. Service connection is granted for depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, cardiomyopathy, depressive disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, hiatal hernia (GERD), diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18118402
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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