The VA determined that the veteran's arthritis of multiple joints, including his back pain, was not incurred in service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current diagnosed arthritis to any incident during service or to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of multiple joints, Back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0303215
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