The Board denied compensation for a bilateral elbow disability under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 because the evidence did not show that VA care caused the Veteran's disabilities, and the opinions provided by VA examiners were more persuasive than the lay opinion of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no actual causation between the Veteran's bilateral elbow disability and VA treatment, including the prescription of statin medication. The Veteran's disabilities are due to chronic wear and tear rather than negligence on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070142
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