The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the shoulders and left hip as they were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of record showing that the veteran's current arthritis of the shoulders and left hip are related to her period of service. The medical evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during service or within one year of discharge from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the shoulders, Arthritis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0901200
What this means for you
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