The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hand conditions, including tremor and wrist disorders, are not service-connected. The VA examiner concluded that these conditions are less likely than not related to his military service or to his service-connected right shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease leading to current right hand conditions, and the Veteran's symptoms have been attributed to other causes such as carpal tunnel syndrome and degenerative joint disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand tremor, De Quervain's tenosynovitis of the right wrist, Osteoarthritis/degenerative joint disease of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1333559
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- Granted
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