The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for right elbow disability as no specific determination was made with which he disagreed.,The Board granted service connection for right ankle osteoarthritis and right foot disability, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right elbow scar claim was dismissed because no specific determination with which he disagreed was made.,Service connection for right ankle osteoarthritis and right foot disability were granted due to the evidence being at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Scar, Right Ankle Osteoarthritis, Right Foot Disability, Low Back Strain, Chronic with Facet Arthritis L5, S1 with Sciatic Nerve Involvement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21072250
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