The veteran's claimed knee, elbow, and shoulder disorders are not considered to have been incurred or aggravated by service. The Board finds that the symptoms he experienced were due to known clinical diagnoses and do not meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's reported joint pain is attributed to known clinical conditions (such as tendinitis and chondromalacia) which are not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Tendinitis, Left Knee Chondromalacia with Tendinitis, Bilateral Elbow Tendinitis, Bilateral Shoulder Bursitis, Chronic Neck Muscle Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0522366
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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