The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his multi-joint arthritis developed during service or is otherwise related to service. The claim was denied.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current multi-joint arthritis and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- multi-joint arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0720367
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right shoulder disabilities, multi-joint arthritis, and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a duty to assist error, requiring additional development and examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for parvovirus is denied, and the claim for multi-joint arthritis is granted. The evidence shows the Veteran had multi-joint arthritis to a compensable degree within one year of discharge from service.
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