The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral numbness of the hands and arthritic spurs of the elbows with medial epicondylitis were denied. The VA compensation claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was also denied.,There is no clear indication that any of these conditions are related to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show onset of chronic neurological or arthritic disabilities affecting the hands or elbows during active duty, nor do they show onset within one year following separation from service. The VA physician who diagnosed bilateral hand numbness in May 2003 could not determine its etiology and attributed the veteran's bilateral elbow DJD and medial epicondylitis to repetitive stress injuries sustained as a result of his post-service career in construction.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral numbness of the hands, Arthritic spurs of the elbows with medial epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0701402
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