The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the neck, back, hands, hips, and diabetes mellitus (DM) as there was no competent evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking any current diagnoses to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the back, Arthritis of the hands, Arthritis of the hips, Arthritis of the neck, Diabetes mellitus (DM)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640213
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cervical spine disability, including arthritis of the neck, is related to his active duty service and grants the claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disability, diabetes mellitus, and neuropathy, to obtain additional evidence and a new medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and diabetes mellitus (DM) as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and no medical nexus to service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 26, 2019, for service connection for hypertension but denied the same for heart disability, DM, and prostate cancer.
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