The Board found that the Veteran's arthritis of multiple joints, including shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, and ankles, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board also noted that his back pain in service was acute and transitory, and did not establish a link to current arthritis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of an in-service injury or disease that is linked to the Veteran's current arthritis diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of shoulders, arthritis of elbows, arthritis of hands, arthritis of hips, arthritis of ankles, arthritis of low back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1047348
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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