The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, right elbow, right knee, and right hand disorders are not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a nexus between these current disabilities and any inservice disease or injury.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current right shoulder, left shoulder, right elbow, right knee, and right hand disorders to any inservice disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder, Left Shoulder Disorder, Right Elbow Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Right Hand and Finger Disorder (excluding the forefinger)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0003157
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What this means for you
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