The Board has found that the veteran's arthritis of multiple joints is not related to her period of active service and denied her claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of arthritis during or within one year after service, and there is no continuity of symptomatology from service to present time.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of injury to the right wrist and forearm, tendonitis of the left upper extremity, arthritis of multiple joints, gastroesophageal reflux, bladder infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0029551
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings, granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of extension, and remanded claims for service connection for varicose veins and an earlier effective date for DEA benefits.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied it for right ear hearing loss, bladder infection, and tubal ligation.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for an increased rating and earlier effective date for service connection of chronic idiopathic constipation and gastroesophageal reflux was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it.
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