The Board denied service connection for various joint disabilities, including cervical spine arthritis, right hand and finger arthritis, left hand and finger arthritis, right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right wrist arthritis, left wrist arthritis, and right knee degenerative arthritis.,The evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The medical records showed no complaints, treatment, or diagnosis of the claimed disabilities during service. The Veteran's assertions of continuity of symptoms from service were outweighed by the VA medical opinion concluding that the cervical spine disability was not caused by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability (arthritis), Right hand and finger arthritis, Left hand and finger arthritis, Right hip disability (arthritis), Left hip disability (arthritis), Right shoulder disability (arthritis), Left shoulder disability (arthritis), Right wrist disability (arthritis), Left wrist disability (arthritis), Right knee disability (degenerative arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23037699
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