The Veteran's claimed arthritis was not incurred or aggravated by active military service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing the Veteran had arthritis during his active duty, and any current arthritis is more likely due to natural progression rather than service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the fingers, Arthritis of the hands, Arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0924599
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for arthritis of the fingers, hypertension, and stomach disorder have all been denied.,Specifically, the Board found no current diagnosis of arthritis of the fingers. The Veteran's hypertension was not shown to be related to his active service. And there is no evidence of a current stomach disability.
- Granted
Service connection has been granted for arthritis of the cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, hands, right knee, left knee, migraine headaches, and sinus condition (to include allergic rhinitis).,Prostate cancer has also been granted.
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