The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations related to her right shoulder, thumb, arm, wrist, left knee, and TMJ disorders. The issues were adjudicated as part of a larger appeal regarding de Quervain's syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's conditions were not established by direct evidence or service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange or other presumptive conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder, Right Thumb and Right Arm Disabilities, Neuroma of the Right Wrist, Left Knee Disorder, Right Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0003672
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What this means for you
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