The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right elbow medial epicondylitis, finding that it is not related to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the current right elbow condition was less likely than not caused by the Veteran's parachute accident during service and was not aggravated by any of his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow medial epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080696
Veterans Law Judge
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