The Veteran's complaints of joint and muscle pain have been diagnosed as arthritis of the right shoulder, right knee, and left foot. These conditions did not manifest in service or within one year of discharge from service, and has not been related by competent evidence to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's complaints of joint and muscle pain were diagnosed as arthritis of the right shoulder, right knee, and left foot, which are chronic conditions that have not been shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the Right Shoulder, Osteoarthritis of the Right Knee (Right greater than Left), Arthritis of the Left Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1629053
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