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
- {"condition_name":"Right Elbow Epicondylitis"}, {"condition_name":"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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128823
What this means for you
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