The veteran does not have a current disability of the wrists, hips, right ankle, shoulders, left knee, or elbows that is related to his military service. He has tinnitus but there is no competent medical evidence linking it to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no in-service treatment for any of the claimed disabilities and the veteran's current symptoms are not supported by competent medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist disability, bilateral hip disability, right ankle disability, bilateral shoulder disability, left knee disability, bilateral elbow disability, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0832387
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability and increased ratings for her bilateral knee disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
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