The Veteran's claims for service connection for right arm disability, left wrist disability, neck disability, and low back strain prior to February 13, 2008 are all denied. The Veteran was granted a compensable rating (10%) for her left index finger distal interphalangeal joint tendon disruption.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current right arm disability, left wrist disability, neck disability, or low back strain prior to February 13, 2008. The Veteran was granted a compensable rating (10%) for her left index finger distal interphalangeal joint tendon disruption.
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm disability, Left wrist disability, Neck disability, Low back strain (prior to February 13, 2008), Left ankle sprain, Left index finger distal interphalangeal joint tendon disruption
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0932001
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