The Board denied service connection for PID, right ear disease (popping), and Keinbock's disease of the bilateral wrists as there is no competent medical evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- PID, perforated right tympanic membrane, Keinbock's disease of the bilateral wrists
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0701011
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals for vacatur of decisions denying increased ratings and effective dates, except for tinnitus where a higher rating is not available as a matter of law.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for additional information regarding the Veteran's PID diagnosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's vertigo and his service-connected conditions, specifically the perforated right tympanic membrane and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for PID, hysterectomy, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to in-service conditions. The claims are intertwined as the outcome of one could affect another.
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