The Board denied service connection for right elbow, left elbow, and right knee joint pain as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied due to the lack of sufficient evidence showing he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not have diagnosed elbow or knee conditions and thus could not establish service connection for these issues. For the TDIU claim, there was no substantial evidence indicating the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow joint pain, left elbow joint pain, right knee joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22062780
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