The Veteran's claimed joint pain, calcaneal spurs, bilateral degenerative joint disease of the first metatarsophalangeal joints, knee strain and right elbow epicondylitis are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his military service. The Board finds that these conditions were diagnosed after discharge from service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a direct relationship between the Veteran's current joint disorders and his military service, including parachute jumps during service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative joint disease, calcaneal spurs, bilateral degenerative joint disease of the first metatarsophalangeal joints, knee strain, right elbow epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1628568
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