The Board granted service connection for a left elbow disability, best characterized as left lateral epicondylitis and left partial common extensor tendon tear.
The deciding factor: After resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, the September 2025 VA examiner found that the Veteran's current left elbow disability is related to an in-service injury, with the condition beginning in service and the current severity reflecting post-service mechanical overload and acute-on-chronic exacerbation.
- Claimed conditions
- left lateral epicondylitis, left partial common extensor tendon tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013341
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,812 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not provide good cause for failing to attend a VA examination, which was necessary to determine the severity of his cervical spine, allergic rhinitis, left and right lateral epicondylitis, and right ankle sprain conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left lateral epicondylitis is related to service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ulnar peripheral neuropathy and denied a higher rating for left lateral epicondylitis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left lateral epicondylitis, left wrist tendinitis, right knee strain, acquired psychiatric disability to include posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and insomnia, and sinusitis.
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