The Board found that the veteran does not have a current right wrist condition and denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no diagnosed right wrist disability in the medical records, and the VA examination did not find any current right wrist condition.
- Claimed conditions
- epididymitis, residuals of a right wrist injury, bilateral chronic knee pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0503317
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What this means for you
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