The veteran's claims for service connection for traumatic arthritis of multiple joints and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome were denied. The veteran was granted service connection for post-traumatic arthritis of the right hip, but not for other joints. For irritable bowel syndrome, the Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of post-traumatic arthritis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that the veteran has post-traumatic osteoarthritis of multiple joints (other than the right hip), which is required for service connection under the presumptive provisions. The irritable bowel syndrome was found to be mild and sporadic, without a finding of post-traumatic arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic arthritis of multiple joints, irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0202548
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