The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various hand and shoulder disabilities, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to her military service.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient competent medical evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current diagnoses and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left ankle disability"}, {"condition_name":"Raynaud's phenomenon of the right hand"}, {"condition_name":"Raynaud's phenomenon of the left hand"}, {"condition_name":"Carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand"}, {"condition_name":"Carpal tunnel syndrome of the left hand"}, {"condition_name":"Bursitis of the right shoulder"}, {"condition_name":"Bursitis of the left shoulder"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0616730
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What this means for you
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