The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the lumbosacral spine and generalized arthritis, as well as his increased rating claims for hypertension, right knee chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease, left knee chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease, and instability. The veteran did not manifest these conditions during service or at any time thereafter.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the presence of arthritis of the lumbosacral spine or generalized arthritis in service or post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, Generalized arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0213442
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