The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including degenerative arthritis of multiple joints and disorders of the cervical spine, thoracic spine, gastrointestinal system, genitourinary system, skin, and neurological systems, are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease leading to these current disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that any of the claimed conditions were incurred during service or are otherwise related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of left shoulder, degenerative arthritis of hips, degenerative arthritis of right elbow, degenerative arthritis of left elbow, degenerative arthritis of hands, degenerative arthritis of fingers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0006007
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- Denied
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- Denied
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