The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions claimed as due to an undiagnosed illness, finding that the veteran's current disabilities are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's current low back disability is due to a post-service injury and did not become manifest during active duty. The other claimed disabilities were not shown to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, bursitis of the shoulders, right elbow tendonitis, right knee patellar tendonitis, sinus bradycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0207086
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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