The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the knees and feet, a bilateral shoulder disability, and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support the veteran's assertions that his current conditions were related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA physicians indicated that the veteran's arthritis was not related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the knees and feet, Bilateral shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0211670
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