The Board denied service connection for arthritis, finding that the current diagnoses of degenerative osteoarthritis were not incurred in or related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there was no evidence of arthritis during service and found it less likely than not that the current arthritis is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis, Degenerative Osteoarthritis (OA) of the right knee, Degenerative Osteoarthritis (OA) of the left knee, Degenerative Osteoarthritis (OA) of the right hip, Acromioclavicular joint arthritis of the left shoulder, Glenohumeral joint arthritis of the right shoulder, Cervical spine degeneration, Lumbosacral spine degeneration, Right ankle OA, Elbow OA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20076095
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