The Board found that the Veteran's claimed disability related to the bilateral knees, shoulders, hands, back, and elbows is not etiologically related to his military service or a service-connected condition. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of an in-service injury or disease that caused or aggravated the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knees, shoulders, hands, back, elbows
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1803844
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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