The Board denied service connection for joint pain and the initial compensable disability rating for a frontal scalp scar. The veteran's complaints of joint pain are not considered due to an undiagnosed illness or related to his Persian Gulf War service, and there is no evidence of arthritis during service or within one year post-service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not support the conclusion that the veteran suffers from any chronic bilateral wrist disability due to an undiagnosed illness or illnesses associated with his Persian Gulf War service. There is also no objective evidence of arthritis in the knees, ankles, and right hip during service or within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint pain (knees, ankles, right hip), Arthritis in wrists
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613239
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