The veteran's appeal is denied as his claims for service connection are not supported by the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence to support a grant of service connection, and thus the claim was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- gout, degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis of the cervical and lumbar spine, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder (dominant), spur of the right elbow (dominant), left elbow, status post left knee partial medial and lateral meniscectomies and chondroplasty of the trochlea, gout and degenerative arthritis of the left hand, gout and calcaneal spurs of the left foot, gout and degenerative arthritis of the right hand, gout and calcaneal spurs of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0120089
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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