The Board denied service connection for elbow surgery due to nerve damage, severe right leg pain causing inability to walk distances, bilateral foot pain and swelling, shoulder disorder, and low back disorder. The claims were remanded for further examination.,Service connection was not granted for any of the claimed conditions.

The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners found no evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his active service or a cold injury during service, and concluded that the disabilities are more likely due to other causes such as diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and degenerative changes in the spine.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Elbow surgery due to nerve damage","claimed_conditions":["Ulnar nerve entrapment","Disuse atrophy"]}, {"condition_name":"Severe right leg pain causing inability to walk distances","claimed_conditions":["Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)"]}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral foot pain and swelling","claimed_conditions":["Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)","Diabetic peripheral neuropathy"]}, {"condition_name":"Shoulder disorder","claimed_conditions":["Left rotator cuff tear resulting in surgery with subsequent complications"]}, {"condition_name":"Low back disorder","claimed_conditions":["Degenerative arthritis of the spine","Spinal stenosis"]}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 13, 2019

Citation

19193878

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