The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right elbow condition, which is aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder and left forearm disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a negative proximate cause nexus opinion but opined that the Veteran's right elbow condition was more likely than not aggravated by the Veteran's left shoulder rotator tendinitis and left forearm osteochondral fracture of the proximal ulna.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022462
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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