The veteran's joint pain and swelling of the hands are not considered to be due to an undiagnosed illness, as they can be attributed to known diagnoses such as bilateral chondromalacia patella. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: Joint pain and swelling were found to be attributable to a known diagnosis (bilateral chondromalacia patella) rather than being presumed due to an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint pain, Swelling of hands
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0632228
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