The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, right knee disorder, tremors of the bilateral upper extremities, neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and chronic joint pain as they were not shown in service or for many years thereafter and are not otherwise etiologically related to active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that these disorders began during or are otherwise etiologically related to his active duty service and renders any claim that they began during or are otherwise etiologically related to active duty service not credible.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disorder, right knee disorder, tremors of the bilateral upper extremities, neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, chronic joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061877
What this means for you
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