The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for joint pain affecting his ankles, knees, hands and elbows as it was not related to service or presumed due to Gulf War exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find any evidence linking the veteran's arthralgia to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0614838
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What this means for you
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