The Board has determined that the veteran does not have degenerative arthritis of the fingers, shoulders, wrists, legs, ankles, feet, low back, or neck that is attributable to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of in-service disease or injury resulting in current arthritis disabilities and there was no medical nexus between any current disability and the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Fingers, Degenerative Arthritis of the Shoulders, Degenerative Arthritis of the Wrists, Degenerative Arthritis of the Legs, Degenerative Arthritis of the Ankles, Degenerative Arthritis of the Feet, Degenerative Arthritis of the Low Back, Degenerative Arthritis of the Neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0510801
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 7, 2019 for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the neck with intervertebral disc syndrome was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating in excess of 30 percent for degenerative arthritis of the neck with intervertebral disc syndrome and 20 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy was also denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to withdrawal requests. The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for a sleep disorder (to include narcolepsy and sleep apnea), and service connection for degenerative arthritis of the neck.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the neck was at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected myasthenia gravis, and thus grants the claim for service connection on a secondary basis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence to support service connection for degenerative arthritis of the knees or neck, as these conditions were not shown to be related to military service.
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