In the chart it refers to diagnoses of arthritis and rheumatism. But as the report says, “Arthritis may be more common in older veterans than in the population at large because injuries to joints, particularly the knees, ankles, hips, shoulders, hands, spines and feet, usually cause the onset of osteoarthritis in later life”. It also points out that “These types of injuries are common in military training and on the battlefield, but their consequences (i.e., osteoarthritis) may not occur until decades after the injury....”
On April 26th, 2007. See this statement in context.