The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected arthritis of the neck, right shoulder, and right elbow.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support granting higher ratings for these conditions based on the criteria provided in the rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the neck, arthritis of the right shoulder, arthritis of the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0200994
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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