The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for left elbow limited flexion, left elbow impairment of supination and pronation, and left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy was improper. Service connection is restored for these conditions. The issue of unspecified anxiety disorder remains under review.
The deciding factor: VA found no evidence that the Veteran's anxiety disorder began during or was caused by service, but reasonable minds could differ on this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Left elbow limited flexion, Left elbow impairment of supination and pronation, Left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24053969
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- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for several conditions, granted a 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy and an effective date of August 10, 2023, for the left elbow impairment of supination and pronation.
- Remanded (sent back)
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