The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including degenerative joint disease of the thumbs and arthritis of the right hip, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence shows that the veteran's current diagnoses are unrelated to his military service and do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, or other specified factors. The Board also found no evidence supporting a secondary service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Thumbs, Arthritis of the Right Hip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0104244
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What this means for you
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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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