The Board has determined that the veteran's right upper extremity disability, including his right wrist synovitis, is related to service and not due to Agent Orange exposure or any other presumptive basis. The claim for a skin disorder will be addressed separately.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions were provided regarding the relationship between the veteran's current disabilities and service, with one linking part of the disability to service while another ruled out any connection to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Upper Extremity Disability, Right Wrist Synovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211211
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