The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine, cervical spine, shoulders, and knees as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing that the veteran's arthritis first manifested during or within one year after service, nor did any medical opinion establish a link between the veteran's current conditions and his period of active service or his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the lumbar spine, arthritis of the cervical spine, arthritis of the right and left shoulders, arthritis of the right and left knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0622154
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an evaluation of 10 percent, but no higher, prior to June 13, 2020, and a 30 percent rating thereafter for the Veteran's arthritis of the cervical spine.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a neck disorder, diagnosed as arthritis of the cervical spine, and a left leg disorder, diagnosed as arthritis of the left ankle.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions as they were premature, and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a migraine headache disability.
- 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.
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