The Board has determined that arthritis of the left wrist was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to be so incurred. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not provide any support for the veteran's claim for service connection and concluded that the minimal objective findings at this time made it not likely that the polyarthralgia of the left wrist was related to any incident of active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0700348
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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).
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The Board granted service connection for hypertension and bilateral retinopathy as secondary to hypertension pursuant to the PACT Act, while remanding other claims for further development.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for arthritis of the left wrist and denied it for the right wrist.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left wrists, but denied service connection for PTSD. The back disorder claim was remanded.
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