The Board denied service connection for bursitis affecting the Veteran's bilateral ankles, elbows, hips, shoulders, and wrists as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the appeal.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran suffered from bursitis in his claimed joints at any point during the appeal period, and he did not provide medical evidence to support a link between his service and these conditions.

Claimed conditions

left ankle bursitis, left elbow bursitis, left hip bursitis, left shoulder bursitis, left wrist bursitis, right ankle bursitis, right elbow bursitis, right hip bursitis, right shoulder bursitis, right wrist bursitis

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 16, 2025

Citation

A25089467

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