The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for aching joints and numbness of the hands as due to an undiagnosed illness, but denied these claims on the merits.
The deciding factor: New evidence does not establish that the veteran's current conditions are related to active service or an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- aching joints, numbness of the hands
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0737771
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine the existence and etiology of several service-connected conditions, including hypertension, left knee disorder, aching joints, tinnitus, skeletal arthritis of the entire joint system, left elbow disorder, bilateral eye disorder (including sensitivity to light), right knee disorder, bilateral hip disorder, low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and bipolar disorder), right elbow disorder, and headache disorder. The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for aching joints and chronic fatigue due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for generalized osteoarthritis and numbness of the hands due to insufficient development, including obtaining addendum VA opinions addressing the Veteran's contentions regarding herbicide agent exposure during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion and obtaining any outstanding VA medical records.
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