The Board denied service connection for right elbow disability, finding that it is not related to active service or the Veteran's service-connected left clavicle disability.,Service connection was also denied for additional eye disability claimed as pigment dispersion syndrome/Krukenberg spindle with peripheral corneal scars (previously claimed as refractive error), due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The right elbow disability is not related to active service or the Veteran's service-connected left clavicle disability, and there is no evidence that it was caused by his service-connected condition.,The eye disabilities are not shown to be causally related to in-service events, injuries, or diseases. The examiner indicated that the corneal scars and Krukenberg spindle were more likely due to previous trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Epicondylitis, Pigment Dispersion Syndrome/Krukenberg Spindle with Peripheral Corneal Scars (previously claimed as refractive error)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128823
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