The Board denied service connection for a chronic neck disorder, back disorder, bilateral wrist disorder, and bilateral knee disorder as there was no evidence of these conditions during active service or within the applicable presumptive period.
The deciding factor: There is no credible lay or medical evidence associating the Veteran's claimed disabilities to his active service. The earliest clinical documentation of these conditions occurred many years after discharge from service, and none of the medical professionals attributed their onset to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic neck disorder to include degenerative disc disease, chronic back disorder to include degenerative disc disease, chronic bilateral wrist disorder to include carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic bilateral knee disorder to include arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0905128
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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