The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for osteoporosis and polyarthritis, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct link between the veteran's current osteoporosis and polyarthritis and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoporosis, polyarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0403870
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What this means for you
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