THIS CLAIM IS A CTD WITH AN INSIDIOUS ONSET. EE STATES HE STARTED NOTICING DISCOMFORT IN 4/02, HOWEVER IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. FOR THE PAST MONTH HAD BEEN DILIGENT IN FIRST LINE COMFORT MEASURES WITHOUT RESOLVE. OBJECTIVE FINDINGS SUPPORT CLAIM OF PAIN IN RT ELBOW EXACERBATED BY GRIPPING, LIFTING & MEDIAL ROTATION OF THAT JOINT. EVALUATION 9/16. DX RT LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS.