The Board found no evidence of service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including fatigue and joint pain. The Board determined that these conditions are not related to her military service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to her active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Discoid lupus erythematosus, Fatigue (chronic fatigue syndrome), Joint swelling and pain (arthritis, polyarticular synovitis, spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine, fibromyalgia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0100847
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, discoid lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome as proximately due to service connected systemic lupus erythematosus, and fibromyalgia as proximately due to service connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Board also granted restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for temporomandibular joint disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as discoid lupus erythematosus, is being remanded for further development due to the need for an adequate VA examination and medical opinion regarding its etiology. The examiner must consider whether the condition is related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents or sun exposure while serving in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 30, 2013.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus and a skin disorder (acute frequent dermatitis with systemic arthritis) as they are not shown to be related to active service, including exposure to herbicides.
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