The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder, elbow, and hand disabilities other than the already service connected right and left upper extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record shows that these disabilities were not present on active duty or until many years thereafter, they are not related to an incident of service origin, and they are not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Left Shoulder Disability, Right Elbow Disability, Left Elbow Disability, Right Hand Disability, Left Hand Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24032057
What this means for you
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