Denied
The Board denied service connection for arthritis, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by service or PTSD and was unrelated to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found no causal relationship between the Veteran's service, PTSD, or Agent Orange exposure and his arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25000484
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