The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right elbow lateral and medial epicondylitis and right cubital tunnel ulnar nerve impingement, finding that these conditions are related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right elbow lateral and medial epicondylitis and right arm nerve condition manifested by pain and numbness are related to his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow lateral and medial epicondylitis, right cubital tunnel ulnar nerve impingement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23040815
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2021, for the grant of service connection for right elbow disability and initial ratings of 30 percent and 40 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy and left upper extremity radiculopathy, respectively.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings were mixed. Some issues were denied, some granted, and others remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his adjustment disorder and physical conditions like sleep apnea, headaches, joint pain, and neuropathy, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from January 28, 2014 to June 6, 2016.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's right elbow disability may be related to service, but needs further examination and evidence to determine this definitively. The issue of secondary service connection for her right shoulder disability is also pending.
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