The Board denied service connection for right elbow disability as the evidence did not show a link between any current right elbow disorder and the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not reflect any in-service injury to the right elbow or that the diagnosed right elbow tendinitis is etiologically related to any in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20013541
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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