The veteran has muscle aches/joint pain of both knees, both ankles, and both wrists due to an undiagnosed illness; and a pre-existing right knee disability increased in severity due to an undiagnosed illness. Service connection for these conditions is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the veteran's reported symptoms during service and post-service examination findings that were at least as likely as not due to an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disability, Muscle aches/joint pain including as due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0322576
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