The Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the neck, knees and feet have been granted. The claim for service connection for arthritis of the ankles has been denied.
The deciding factor: The most recent VA examination in December 2008 found that the Veteran's arthritic changes in the cervical spine were a degenerative process consistent with aging, but his knee and foot arthritis was at least as likely as not the result of inservice trauma. The examiner also stated that the ankle arthralgia was due to inservice injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the Neck, Arthritis of the Knees and Feet, Arthritis of the Ankles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0924795
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