The VA reduced the disability rating for your right elbow condition from 30% to 0%, but this decision was found improper due to an inadequate examination. Your original 30% rating is restored.
The deciding factor: The VA reduction of the disability rating was based on an inadequate examination that did not establish actual improvement in the right elbow condition, thus failing to meet the legal requirements for a reduction.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lateral Epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26037294
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hip, shoulder, elbow, and low back disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to active service.
- Denied
The Veteran's right lateral epicondylitis has been rated at 10 percent since the appeal period began, and there is no evidence of more than limited flexion (up to 135 degrees) warranting a higher rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD, right elbow condition, and back conditions are granted service connection. The neck disability and hypothyroidism claims are denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and unclear diagnoses. The Veteran is seeking service connection for right elbow tendonitis, right lateral epicondylitis, left shoulder impingement syndrome, and other conditions.
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