The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service or any exposure to ionizing radiation. As such, the claims for service connection have been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current diagnoses with active military service or any alleged exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis of the right shoulder, bursitis of the left shoulder, chronic ligamentous strain of the right hand and wrist, chronic ligamentous strain of the left hand and wrist, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, trochanteric bursitis of the right hip, trochanteric bursitis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0924117
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus II and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee were granted with an effective date of June 6, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hip conditions and TDIU are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last supplemental statement of the case.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hip disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event and that the current condition is not related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's trochanteric bursitis of the left hip is granted service connection and rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's left knee strain remains rated at 10 percent.
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