Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 1, 1984 for the awards of service connection for IBS, bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral elbow tendinopathy, limitation of bilateral forearm supination, and bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: Entitlement to service connection arose prior to the December 1984 claims based on the Veteran's consistent reports of symptoms since separation from service and evidence in his service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Right Shoulder Strain, Left Shoulder Strain, Right Elbow Tendinopathy, Left Elbow Tendinopathy, Limitation of Right Forearm Supination, Limitation of Left Forearm Supination, Right Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Left Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098867
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