The Board found no evidence of a current wrist or knee disability that is service-connected, and denied the veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: VA examiners determined there was no relationship between the veteran's current disabilities and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- wrist disability, knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0335357
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What this means for you
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