The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis of the cervical spine and right hand did not develop during service or are otherwise related to service, and thus denied both claims.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the cervical spine, Arthritis of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1023208
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period on appeal, as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to maintain gainful employment.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was reopened, and a 20 percent rating was granted for the cervical spine condition effective July 18, 2021.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left hands, finding that the current condition is at least as likely as not etiologically linked to the Veteran's operation of heavy machinery during active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, intervertebral disc syndrome of the cervical spine, and arthritis of the right hand to obtain additional medical opinions.
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