The Veteran's joint pains are attributed to known clinical diagnoses and not due to an undiagnosed illness. Service connection for the claimed disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's joint pains were attributable to known clinical diagnoses, such as impingement syndrome/supraspinatus tendinosis, tendinosis, intersection syndrome/tenosynovitis/cervical radiculopathy, and cervical radiculopathy. The examiner opined that it was less likely than not that these pains were manifestations of an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Pain, Left Elbow Pain, Left Wrist Pain, Right Wrist Pain, Upper Extremities (both)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1020717
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What this means for you
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