The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and wrist disorders due to a lack of diagnosed disabilities. The veteran presented with complaints of pain in her knees, hips, and wrists during active service but no current diagnoses were found.
The deciding factor: There is no currently diagnosed disorder pertaining to either knee, hip, or wrist that can be linked to the veteran's service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral knee disorders, Bilateral hip disorders, Bilateral wrist disorders
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0735323
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