The Board has determined that the veteran's current right and left knee disorders, as well as her right and left foot disorders, are not related to service. The claim for fibromyalgia is also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the current diagnoses of arthritis in both knees and Achilles' tendonitis in both feet to service. The veteran's fibromyalgia diagnosis is considered unrelated to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Right Foot Disorder, Left Foot Disorder, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0323113
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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