The Board found that the Veteran's claimed disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that there was no evidence of current diagnoses for most of the conditions listed, and that any existing conditions did not have a relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder degenerative joint disease, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, left hip degenerative joint disease, degenerative facet joint changes of the thoracic spine, lumbar spondylosis with multiple level degenerative disc disease and facet arthropathy of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1043871
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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