The Board denied service connection for multiple bilateral joint disabilities, including ankles, knees, legs, hips, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and arms, as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.

The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions concluded that there was no relationship between the Veteran's bilateral joint disabilities and his service or service-connected somatoform disorder due to a lack of in-service evidence and absence of current medical evidence linking the conditions to service or a service-connected condition.

Claimed conditions

right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right arm disability, left arm disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 5, 2023

Citation

23000623