The Board denied service connection for bilateral wrist pain, excluding fibromyalgia and upper extremity neuropathy.,The Board also denied service connection for bilateral hand/finger tremors/pain, excluding fibromyalgia and upper extremity neuropathy.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence showing a separate disability of the wrist, hands, or fingers outside of service-connected fibromyalgia or neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral wrist pain, Bilateral hand/finger tremors/pain, Bilateral knee pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22038515
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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