The Board has granted service connection for bladder condition (urinary frequency), residual deformity of radial head, pain and effusion status-post fracture of radial head, impairment of supination and pronation of the right elbow, and hypertension.,Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's left knee, right knee, lower back, hip disabilities, or neuropathy of the left leg are related to his active service.

The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced urinary frequency during service, which has been diagnosed as a bladder condition. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise and grants service connection for this condition.,The available service treatment records show complaints of right elbow pain and deformity status-post fracture, leading to current diagnoses such as residual deformity of radial head, pain, and effusion status-post fracture of radial head, and impairment of supination and pronation of the right elbow. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise and grants service connection for these conditions.,The Veteran reported hypertension during his active service and has a current diagnosis. Given the unavailability of full service treatment records and the Board's heightened duty to consider the applicability of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule, the Board finds that the Veteran had an in-service diagnosis of hypertension and grants service connection for this condition.,Further development is needed as the available evidence does not provide sufficient information on whether the Veteran’s left knee, right knee, lower back, hip disabilities, or neuropathy of the left leg are related to his active service.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Bladder condition (urinary frequency)","diagnosis_codes":["394.0"]}, {"condition_name":"Residual deformity of radial head, pain, and effusion status-post fracture of radial head","diagnosis_codes":["5267","5281"]}, {"condition_name":"Impairment of supination and pronation, right elbow","diagnosis_codes":["5290"]}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","diagnosis_codes":["765.4"]}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 1, 2020

Citation

A20017729