The veteran's post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the hips, knees, ankles, cervical and thoracic spine and left wrist is presumed to have been incurred in service due to his status as a former POW. The Board finds that he does not have post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the shoulders or elbows which was incurred in or aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's post-traumatic osteoarthritis of multiple joints is presumed to be related to his status as a former POW, and there is no evidence suggesting it was caused by any other factor.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis of Multiple Joints
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0202065
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