The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis, finding that there is no evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not established as the preponderance of the evidence did not support a link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left great toe, Degenerative changes in the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0828718
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- Granted
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- Denied
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