The Board has granted service connection for olecranon bursitis with olecranon bone spurs of the bilateral elbows, finding that it was incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found a diagnosis consistent with chronic olecranon bursitis and noted incidental findings of bilateral bone spurs on X-rays, linking these to service in Southwest Asia (Iraq).
- Claimed conditions
- olecranon bursitis, olecranon bone spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149086
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.
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