The Board found no evidence of inflammatory arthritis in service or within one year postservice, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current inflammatory arthritis to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- inflammatory arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0200907
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for inflammatory arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma with borderline personality disorder. However, the claim for service connection for TBI was denied because there is no medical evidence linking the injury to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service records and VA treatment records. The inflammatory arthritis claim is being considered on a secondary basis as it may be related to gout. For the leukocyte disorder claim, an additional VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the condition was caused or made worse by VA treatment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for fatigue and a respiratory disorder due to insufficient evidence. Service connection for inflammatory arthritis is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU prior to February 26, 2008 due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's left hand disability, bilateral knee disability, and inflammatory arthritis are being reviewed again.
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