The Board has denied service connection for arthritis of the bilateral knees and left hand, finding no current diagnosis or link to military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a current diagnosis of arthritis in either knee or left hand, and there is no credible evidence linking any current symptoms to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of bilateral knees, Arthritis of left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23012680
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