The Board denied service connection for a right elbow disorder and denied higher ratings for various shoulder, back, neck, foot/toe, and abdominal disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the existence of current disabilities or that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow disorder, right shoulder tendonitis, left shoulder tendonitis, chronic lumbar spine strain, chronic cervical spine strain, left foot/toe disability, residual abdominal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064117
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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