The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of the right shoulder, bilateral knees, hands, wrists, and hips were not incurred or aggravated by service. The claim for arthritis of the low back was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the Right Shoulder","claimed_as":"arthritis of the right shoulder"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the Bilateral Knee","claimed_as":"arthritis of the bilateral knee"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the Hands","claimed_as":"arthritis of the hands"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the Wrists","claimed_as":"arthritis of the wrists"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the Hips","claimed_as":"arthritis of the hips"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the Cervical Spine (Claimed as Neck)","claimed_as":"arthritis of the cervical spine (claimed as neck)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0613780
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What this means for you
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