The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the legs and hands, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.,The veteran's claim for a low back disorder was previously denied in February 2003. The new evidence submitted did not provide sufficient material to reopen this claim.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran's arthritis of the legs and hands were incurred during service or are otherwise related to his military service.,The new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the low back disorder claim, as it fails to provide a link between the current condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the Legs, Arthritis of the Hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0804815
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