The Board found that the Veteran's claimed joint disorders and dysthymic disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any current disabilities related to the Veteran's active duty service. The examiner noted that the Veteran's complaints about generalized joint pain are vague and nonspecific, and he could not comment on whether these conditions were related to immunizations or vaccines received during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint Disorder (claimed as generalized joint pain), Left Trapezius Strain, Dysthymic Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1029480
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