The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, bilateral shoulder disability, left hip degenerative arthritis, right hand and left hand degenerative arthritis, right knee derangement and instability, and left knee derangement and instability. The reasons given were that there was no in-service injury or disease linked to these conditions, and the Veteran did not serve in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The Board found no link between the Veteran's current disabilities and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, bilateral shoulder disability, degenerative arthritis of the left hip, degenerative arthritis of the right hand, degenerative arthritis of the left hand, right knee derangement and instability, left knee derangement and instability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18131434
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