The Board found that there was no competent evidence linking the veteran's claimed conditions to service or any presumptive exposure basis. The claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a direct link between the claimed conditions and service, nor are there any presumed exposures like those from Agent Orange or Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple joint arthritis, Residuals of a concussion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0615310
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What this means for you
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