The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities of the wrists, hands, shoulders, back and hips. The medical opinions obtained do not support a link between her service or her service-connected bilateral knee disorder and any currently diagnosed disorders.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions did not find a causal relationship between the veteran's service or her service-connected bilateral knee disorder and her claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Disorders of the wrists, Disorders of the hands, Disorders of the shoulders, Lumbar spine disorder (back), Trochanteric bursitis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612329
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Decisions by this judge: 1,055 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0612329.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran before the Board promulgated a decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his right knee disability and hip disabilities have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30 percent from November 1, 2004 until January 31, 2007 and increased to 50 percent thereafter. The bilateral hip disorders were each rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's lumbar spine condition was initially rated at 10 percent and later increased to 20 percent.
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