Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of multiple joints and chronic chest pain, but granted service connection for chronic renal disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a medical nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service or any other relevant exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of multiple joints, Chronic chest pain (also claimed as arteriosclerotic heart disease), Chronic renal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013359
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