The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a cold injury, arthritis, and disability manifested by right wrist pain, including carpal tunnel syndrome are denied as there is no competent medical evidence demonstrating such conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty.
The deciding factor: There was no objective demonstration of chronic disabilities related to the veteran's claimed in-service injuries on examination and x-rays provided during service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right hand, disability manifested by right wrist pain, including carpal tunnel syndrome, residuals of a cold injury of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0501818
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hand disability, claimed as arthritis, due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability during or approximate to the filing of the claim.
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