The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for polyarthritis due to new and material evidence, and finds that her current diagnosis of polyarthritis is related to her active duty service.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's current joint symptoms are consistent with her in-service complaints and diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- polyarthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0409857
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