The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for joint pain, loss of hand grip and muscle weakness, fatigue and swelling of body parts, and memory loss. However, it is not granted as these conditions are not found to be related to active service or an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not find a link between the Veteran's current joint issues and his active military service, and there was no evidence of chronic disabilities within one year post-service that would allow for presumptive service connection. The Veteran is also not competent to provide an etiology opinion in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot and toes, bilateral ankle, bilateral knee, right hip joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2018
- Citation
- 1808978
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What this means for you
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