The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation, finding no evidence of a chronic right wrist disorder or degenerative joint disease in service. The veteran's current right wrist disabilities are attributed to his April 1994 motor vehicle accident.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any chronic right wrist disorders during active duty. The Board found that the current right wrist disabilities, including deQuervain's tenosynovitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, were not incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- deQuervain's tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0316219
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