The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right elbow arthritis and denied his request for an earlier effective date. The highest possible evaluation was assigned on March 25, 2010.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran’s right elbow arthritis worsened prior to March 25, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20056255
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right elbow disability, including arthritis and a fracture of the radial head, is currently rated at 10 percent for pain under DC 5213. The Board finds no basis to grant higher ratings as there is no evidence of ankylosis or other conditions warranting higher evaluations.
- Denied
The Veteran's right elbow disability was denied for a compensable evaluation prior to July 13, 2020 due to limitation of flexion not reaching the required degree.,From July 13, 2020 onwards, the Veteran's right elbow disability was also denied for any rating in excess of 20 percent for limitation of flexion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and right elbow/shoulder conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to February 9, 2009.
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