The Veteran's right hand and arm disability, including enthesopathic findings at the right elbow with mild ulnar nerve neuropathy/entrapment, is found to be related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current condition was at least as likely as not related to service based on his testimony and available records.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand and arm disability, enthesopathic findings at the right elbow, mild ulnar nerve neuropathy/entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0943792
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