The Veteran's left and right wrist symptoms are attributed to his service-connected fibromyalgia, and he does not have a separately diagnosed disorder.,The Board finds that the weight of evidence is against the Veteran’s claim for a left elbow disorder other than fibromyalgia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left and right wrist symptoms are referable to his service-connected fibromyalgia, and he does not have a separately diagnosed disorder.,The February 2015 VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s left elbow disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left and Right Wrist Disorder (other than Fibromyalgia)","diagnosis":"Fibromyalgia","symptoms":["bilateral wrist pain","stiffness","weakness","swelling"]}, {"condition_name":"Left Elbow Disorder","diagnosis":null,"symptoms":["less than normal strength on muscle strength testing of both elbows"]}, {"condition_name":"Left Shoulder Disorder (other than Fibromyalgia)","diagnosis":"Left shoulder tendonitis/degenerative joint disease","symptoms":["bilateral wrist pain","stiffness","weakness","swelling"]}, {"condition_name":"Lumbosacral Spine Disorder (other than Fibromyalgia)","diagnosis":null,"symptoms":["not specified"]}, {"condition_name":"Left and Right Knee Disorder (other than Fibromyalgia)","diagnosis":"Bilateral knee degenerative joint disease","symptoms":["bilateral wrist pain","stiffness","weakness","swelling"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132841
What this means for you
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