The Board found that the Veteran's right upper extremity arthritis did not have its clinical onset in service, was not exhibited within the first post-service year, is not otherwise related to active duty, and is not etiologically related to a service-connected disability. As such, the claim for service connection for right upper extremity arthritis was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no competent evidence showing that the Veteran's current right upper extremity arthritis was incurred or aggravated in service or by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2013
- Citation
- 1325746
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