The Board granted service connection for left elbow arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition was caused by an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The competent and credible evidence of record persuasively weighs in favor of finding that the Veteran's left elbow arthritis was caused by an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052732
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 715 · Granted: 43% (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
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection of right and left elbow arthritis, as well as left shoulder arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple arthritic conditions as further development is needed.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left elbow arthritis, finding a nexus between the in-service injury and the current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a lack of proper notification and scheduling of VA examinations.
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