The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the left knee, hands, and feet as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current diagnosis of arthritis in the left knee, hands, or feet to support a grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the hands, arthritis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0900840
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining service records and a need for a VA examination to determine if any current foot disorders are related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions developed due to the Veteran's active military service.,No new evidence or exposure basis was provided in this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not associating the Veteran's service treatment records with the claims file, and therefore the Board is unable to decide the issues currently on appeal. The Board also finds that remand for development of a longitudinal exposure record (ILER) and a TERA opinion is necessary.
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