The Board found that service connection for degenerative joint disease of the cervical and thoracolumbar spines is warranted, but arthritis of multiple joints (other than cervical and thoracolumbar spines) was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The separation examination was negative for any pertinent abnormal objective findings and there is no post-service medical or X-ray evidence of a joint disorder (other than the left knee) until many years after the veteran's discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of multiple joints (other than left knee), degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0819544
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