The Veteran's muscle and joint pain in the left wrist, bilateral elbows, and shoulders were not found to be related to service. The Veteran's hip condition was rated at 10 percent, his cervical spine condition at 60 percent, and his thoracolumbar spine condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that the Veteran's muscle and joint pain in the left wrist, bilateral elbows, and shoulders were related to service. The diagnoses of mild bilateral shoulder impingement with normal x-rays; tendinitis of the elbows, bilateral; and, left wrist tendinitis were considered separate entities.
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle and joint pain in the left wrist, Tendinitis of the elbows (bilateral), Left wrist tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1019733
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