The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for joint pain and muscle/tissue swelling, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran’s current joint pain and muscle/tissue conditions are related to osteoarthritis rather than his in-service anthrax vaccinations or service in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- Joint Pain, Muscle/Tissue Swelling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19165739
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What this means for you
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