The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise, and service connection for right elbow strain is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a finding of current disability (right elbow strain) starting during active duty due to recurring pain complaints documented in STRs, despite normal clinical evaluations and lack of medical treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069792
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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