The Board found that the Veteran's right hand and right shoulder disabilities, including pain with mild ulnar neuropathy at the elbow and chronic tendonitis of the right shoulder, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the current conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Pain, Right Shoulder Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1040778
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What this means for you
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