The Veteran's claim for chronic pain syndrome is granted, and he is awarded an effective date of June 21, 2013 for his right knee arthroscopic surgical scars. The claims for earlier effective dates for bilateral lower extremity femoral radiculopathy and right elbow olecranon bursitis with spur are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic pain syndrome is related to his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities, including his right elbow and knee conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pain syndrome, ascending aortic aneurysm, thoracolumbar degenerative disc/joint disease, right elbow olecranon bursitis with spur and limited pronation, left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, right knee arthroscopic surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21062492
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Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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