The veteran's scars of the right thumb and left knee are found to be service-connected. The veteran's DeQuervain's tendinitis, right thumb, and osteoarthritis of the left knee are not found to be service-connected.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not support a connection between the veteran's current conditions and his military service or exposure to shrapnel wounds.
- Claimed conditions
- Scar of the right thumb, DeQuervain's tendinitis, right thumb, Scar of the left knee, Osteoarthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0124379
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