The Board has restored a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right elbow degenerative joint disease (DJD) effective August 1, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Court ordered the restoration of the 50 percent rating based on its decision in the previous appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21012495
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right elbow DJD disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his symptoms.
- Granted
The Veteran's right upper extremity condition, including carpal tunnel syndrome and right elbow degenerative joint disease, is related to his active service. The Board granted the claim as reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's right elbow degenerative joint disease contributed to his immediate cause of death from pancreatic cancer, warranting service connection for the cause of death.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are reasonably shown to be of such nature and severity as to preclude his participation in any regular substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, warranting a TDIU rating.
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