The Board denied all claims related to service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of the ankles, knees, hips, and left arm; residuals of injury to the right upper arm; chronic bilateral ear infection; recurrent dislocation of the right (minor) shoulder disability; spurring of the lumbar spine with wedging of D-10; and traumatic arthritis of the cervical spine. The ratings for these conditions remain unchanged.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a service connection claim for any of the claimed disabilities, as there was no medical evidence linking them to service or showing continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of both ankles, arthritis of both knees, arthritis of both hips, arthritis of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0014732
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