The Board denied service connection for bilateral ankle, elbow, feet and toe, hip, and shoulder arthritis as the evidence did not establish a relationship to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence failed to establish a link between the Veteran's current joint disorders and his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle arthritis, bilateral elbow arthritis, bilateral feet and toe arthritis, bilateral hip arthritis, bilateral shoulder arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19129987
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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