The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing right elbow disability was not aggravated by service and any increase in severity is due to natural progression of the condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found no evidence of aggravation during service and concluded that any increase in severity was due to the natural progress of the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24034755
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