The Veteran's service connection claims for multiple joint pain, including as due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1117, and shoulder and hip pain have been denied because the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record does not establish a link between the Veteran's current joint pain and his military service or any exposure therein.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple joint pain, Shoulder tendinitis, Bilateral hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066756
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