The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the hands and arthralgia in multiple joints as there was no competent medical evidence to support these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of degenerative joint disease or arthralgia in multiple joints, and the veteran's subjective reports were not supported by objective medical findings.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the hands, arthralgia in multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0017543
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- Granted
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