The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for joint pain and memory impairment, both claimed to be due to an undiagnosed illness. The Board found that there was no evidence of a chronic disorder manifested by joint pain or memory impairment during service or within one year after separation from service.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence did not reveal the existence of arthritis or other diagnosed conditions related to service, and the appellant's current diagnoses were not shown to be due to any event in service.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pain, memory impairment
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0735601
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