The Board has determined that there is no evidence of arthritis of the left shoulder, bilateral hips, or bilateral legs during service and no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran's symptoms were not noted until many years after service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a causal connection between the claimed disabilities and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left shoulder, bilateral hips, bilateral legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1114957
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