The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the knees and right elbow, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current disabilities and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the knees, Degenerative joint disease of the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0412938
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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