The Board denied service connection for left hip rheumatoid arthritis, right hip rheumatoid arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis of the bilateral hands, wrist, and feet as there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not establish an in-service injury or event related to the Veteran's rheumatoid arthritis of the hips, hands, wrist, and feet.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip rheumatoid arthritis, right hip rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis of the bilateral hands, wrist, and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033256
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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