The Board has granted service connection for chronic myositis of the cervical and lumbar spine muscles, as well as degenerative joint disease of multiple joints including shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, and feet. These conditions are considered to be directly related to the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has chronic myositis of the cervical and lumbar spine muscles and degenerative joint disease affecting multiple joints such as shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, and feet. These conditions are considered to be directly related to his active military service based on the medical records provided.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myositis of the cervical spine muscles, chronic myositis of the lumbar spine muscles, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral shoulders, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral elbows, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral wrists, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral ankles, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102507
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What this means for you
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