The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow, left elbow, right wrist, and left wrist disabilities. The veteran's patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee was also not granted an initial compensable rating.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking any current wrist or elbow disability to service, nor does there appear to be a preexisting condition that worsened during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Disability, Left Elbow Disability, Right Wrist Disability, Left Wrist Disability, Patellofemoral Syndrome of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0033410
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What this means for you
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