The Board has denied all claims submitted by the veteran for service connection and an initial compensable evaluation for his right leg injury. The veteran's complaints of joint pain were not found to be related to specific injuries sustained during active naval service, and he does not have a current diagnosis of any ankle, hip, arm, or elbow disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran experienced an injury to either ankle, either hip, either arm, or either elbow during his military service which caused a chronic disability. The VA examiner found no evidence of limitation of motion in the right leg and no current diagnosis of any joint disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disabilities, bilateral hip disabilities, bilateral arm disabilities, bilateral elbow disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2003
- Citation
- 0305301
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