The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the left foot, cervical spine, dorsal spine, and lumbar spine in April 1987 due to lack of evidence within one year post-service and non-traumatic nature. The veteran's motion argues that CUE was made in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of arthritis within a year after discharge and concluded the condition was not service-connected based on its presumptive service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left foot, arthritis of cervical spine, arthritis of dorsal spine, arthritis of lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0105907
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left foot disability, including arthritis and post-operative management for arthroplasty of the left great toe, was granted service connection as it had its onset during active service and continued to the present.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of the entire skeletal system (other than cervical spine, right shoulder, bilateral hands, and left foot), a left knee condition (other than arthritis), and other specific joints. The claims were not granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in prior rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions, as an SOC has not yet been issued.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.
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