The Board has granted service connection for a left elbow condition and denied service connection for a torn left bicep, cirrhosis of the liver, and hepatitis C. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for a left elbow condition due to in-service injury, but not for a torn left bicep or for cirrhosis and hepatitis C as there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow olecranon bursitis, left elbow fracture, left elbow bone spur, chronic tears of the distal bicep tendons with proximal retraction of the muscle bellies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20043735
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left elbow pain, right elbow pain, left hip pain, and right hip pain due to lack of evidence showing a current disability within one year of discharge from active duty or that the conditions were incurred in or caused by service.,For right elbow pain, the Board found no current disability as there was no complaint or treatment for an elbow condition during service or since. For left and right hip pain, the Board found no evidence showing a current disability within one year of discharge from active duty or that the conditions were incurred in or caused by service.
- Granted
The Veteran's plantar fasciitis is rated at 30 percent effective July 24, 2024. The Veteran's residuals of a left elbow fracture are not entitled to an increased disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left elbow limitation of extension and painful supination due to a duty to assist error in prior examinations.
- Granted
The Board granted ratings of 30 percent or higher for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine osteoarthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, right shoulder strain, left elbow olecranon bursitis, right elbow olecranon bursitis, and headaches. Service connection was also granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) under the PACT Act.
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