The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease C6-7, joint pain of the left hand, and joint pain of the right hand as well as joint pain of the left hip and right hip. The Veteran's current ankle sprain was granted a 10% rating.,Service connection was not established for any of the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran’s diagnosed neck disability began during service or was related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The VA examiner concluded that the current neck disability developed many years after discharge from service and there is no evidence of neck condition in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease C6-7, Joint pain, left hand, Joint pain, right hand, Joint pain of the left hip, Joint pain of the right hip, Left ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22011160
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