The Board found no evidence of degenerative joint disease of multiple joints in service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection. The issue of an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for mechanical low back pain with degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease is remanded.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing that the veteran's current arthritis of multiple joints was incurred or aggravated by his military service, including as secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0616541
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