The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed joint pains, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or environmental hazards during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records and post-service examinations did not show any complaints or diagnoses related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow joint pain, right elbow joint pain, right knee joint pain, left wrist joint pain (tendinopathy and tendinitis), left knee joint pain (ACL partial tear)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004320
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Decisions by this judge: 907 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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