The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disability, including osteoarthritis of the hands, wrists, and shoulders, right lateral epicondylitis (right elbow tendonitis), and right elbow tendonitis, is not related to service. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find a direct relationship between the current bilateral upper extremity disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the hands, Osteoarthritis of the wrists, Right lateral epicondylitis (right elbow tendonitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1706983
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