The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and thus denied all issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a nexus between the current disabilities and the veteran's period of active military duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Neck Disorder, Left Shoulder Injury, Left Knee Injury, Left Foot Injury, Right Hip Injury, Right Wrist Injury, Right Hand Injury, Right Ankle Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0206356
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What this means for you
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