The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the neck, back, hands, hips, and diabetes mellitus (DM) as there was no competent evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking any current diagnoses to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the back, Arthritis of the hands, Arthritis of the hips, Arthritis of the neck, Diabetes mellitus (DM)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640213
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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