The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral leg disorder and arthritis of the back, knees, and hips. The evidence does not support these claims as there is no current diagnosis or credible link to service.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical evidence showing that the veteran currently suffers from arthritis of the claimed joints or has a bilateral leg disorder related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disorder, arthritis of the back, knees and hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0504213
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