The Board denied service connection for joint pain, a low back disability, a bilateral knee disability, and right elbow pain as these conditions were not shown to have had onset during service or to be related to an injury, disease, or event in service. The veteran's claims of entitlement to an initial rating greater than 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome were also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions had onset during service or were related to an injury, disease, or event in service. The veteran's claims of entitlement to an initial rating greater than 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome also were denied as he failed to report for VA examination necessary to provide clinical information upon which to evaluate his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint pain, Low back disability, Bilateral knee disability, Right elbow pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0905065
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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