The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis in multiple joints, including his left hand, was not incurred or aggravated during service and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated due to exposure to any specific service environment. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence of record indicating a direct nexus between the Veteran's arthritis and service, nor does there exist sufficient evidence to establish continuity of symptomatology after service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis in multiple joints, arthritis in left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1607276
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