The Board found that the veteran does not currently suffer from multiple joint arthritis and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of lung mass is remanded due to conflicting medical evidence.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of a left lower lung disability, and the VA examiner could not determine if any current disability is related to service based on the available evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple joint arthritis, lung mass
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0511981
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