The Board denied service connection for left foot, right wrist, left wrist, right hand, and left hand disorders as no chronic conditions were shown. However, the Veteran was granted service connection for left hip, right hip, right knee, and left knee disorders due to in-service arthralgia.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while there was evidence of arthralgia during service, post-service medical records did not show a current diagnosis of chronic conditions for the claimed left foot, right wrist, left wrist, right hand, and left hand disorders. However, the Veteran's claims for left hip, right hip, right knee, and left knee disorders were granted as there was evidence of arthralgia during service and post-service medical records showed a current diagnosis of strain.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, right hand disorder, left hand disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0909394
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.
What you can do next
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