The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of arthritis or other conditions claimed, and therefore cannot establish service connection for these issues. The claims are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left shoulder, Residuals of a right foot injury (cyst removal), Anal fistula with recurrent pilonidal cyst, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/nervousness, Arthritis of the right shoulder, Arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0621488
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a cervical spine disability and lumbar spine disability as further development is needed to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease and arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine and arthritis of the left shoulder, finding that these conditions were aggravated by active duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, and the separate ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are also granted. The rating for the right lower extremity remains at 20 percent from April 19, 2018, while the rating for the left lower extremity is still at 20 percent.
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