The Veteran's claims to service connection for right shoulder, bilateral wrist and finger, back, neck, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle disorders have been denied as the evidence does not establish a nexus between his current diagnoses and military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing an in-service injury or event that could be causally related to any of the Veteran's current diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder, Bilateral Wrist and Finger Disorders, Back Disorder, Neck Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder, Bilateral Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1507413
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