The Veteran's service connection claims for various joints and arthritis are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease, continuity of symptomatology since service, or a relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no evidence of chronic joint disability during service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for direct service connection as they are not shown to be related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus, left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, left leg arthritis, right leg arthritis, right shoulder arthritis, arthritis of the neck, left foot arthritis, right foot arthritis, first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis (right), first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis (left)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21028877
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing pes planus condition was aggravated by service. The effective date is August 15, 2025.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, finding that her current condition had its onset during active military service.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, type II diabetes, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and sleep apnea as they have become service-connected in other rating decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's November 2018 notice of disagreement was timely, and the appeal is remanded for further review.
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