The Board found that the claims of service connection for bilateral elbow and knee, and low back disorders due to an undiagnosed illness or on a basis other than an undiagnosed illness are not well grounded. The claim for increased evaluation for residuals of nasal fracture with status post rhinoplasty is denied.
The deciding factor: The claims were found to be not well grounded as there was no evidence showing that the conditions are related to service, including Southwest Asia service during the Persian Gulf War or inception during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow and knee disorders, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0020291
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What this means for you
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