The Board granted service connection for right elbow lateral epicondylitis, finding that the disability originated during active service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing a relationship between the Veteran's military duties and his current condition, with multiple medical opinions supporting this link.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow lateral epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25028475
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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- Partly granted
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