The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of current disabilities or that any present conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a current disability or link any diagnosed conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, Lumbar disc and joint disease (lumbosacral strain with bulging L4-L5 disc), Tendonitis of the right elbow (major), Tendonitis of the right shoulder (major), Degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder (minor), Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, Left wrist sprain (minor), Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0711077
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