The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for rheumatoid arthritis, multiple joints was denied as there is no evidence of the condition. The issues of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, right hip disability, left hip disability (status-post hip replacement), and lumbar spine disability are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have rheumatoid arthritis, multiple joints as his private physicians' statements and VA examination concluded that he was misdiagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis during military service and currently suffers from osteoarthritis instead.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, multiple joints, bilateral shoulder disability, right hip disability, left hip disability (status-post hip replacement), lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1032516
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for miscarriage, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and right elbow disability due to insufficient examination opinions and incomplete service history verification.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left and right hip disabilities due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran will need an adequate VA medical opinion to determine if his hip disabilities are related to service.
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