The Board has determined that the veteran's right elbow and wrist disabilities are not service-connected, and thus no compensable ratings can be assigned.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of service connection for either condition. The veteran's current symptoms are attributed to his rheumatoid arthritis, which is not related to his service-connected bursitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Right Elbow, Right Elbow Bursitis, Right Wrist Arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637578
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