The Board denied service connection for chronic arthritis of the feet, ankles, legs, knees, shoulders and hips and found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the back, arms, neck and hands.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current chronic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis to her active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic arthritis of the feet, ankles, legs, knees, shoulders and hips, rheumatoid arthritis of the back, arms, neck and hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908350
What this means for you
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