The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow condition, lower back pain, and bilateral hip conditions as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.,No VA examination was provided for tinnitus, retropatellar pain syndrome of the knees, or PTSD. The Board has remanded these issues.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any of the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Condition, Lower Back Pain, Right Hip Condition, Left Hip Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2021
- Citation
- 21009765
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