The Veteran's joint aches are not service-connected, and his left shoulder muscle injury, axillary nerve injury, and wrist disability have been rated appropriately.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of an undiagnosed illness or chronic multisymptom illness related to the Veteran's Gulf War service. The Veteran's joint pain is attributed to degenerative arthritis due to his employment as an ironworker.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint aches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1744958
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