The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability, but denied claims for left knee injury, left ankle disability, residuals of a right hand injury, and carpal tunnel syndrome in the hands. The veteran's current disabilities are not considered to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that any of the claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Hip Disability","type_of_disability":"Arthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Injury","type_of_disability":"Injury"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Disability","type_of_disability":null}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Right Hand Injury","type_of_disability":"Injury"}, {"condition_name":"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in the Left and Right Hands","type_of_disability":"Syndrome"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0615670
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What this means for you
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