The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have disabilities of leg and arm pain, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied. The claim for a psychiatric disorder was previously denied due to lack of evidence showing an undiagnosed illness or qualifying chronic disability incurred in service. The claim for sinusitis was also previously denied as it preexisted service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current disabilities do not meet the criteria for service connection based on direct service incurrence, and his claims were previously denied due to lack of evidence showing an undiagnosed illness or qualifying chronic disability incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- leg pain, arm pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0738260
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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).
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