The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed chronic multiple joint disability of the pelvis, hips, knees, ankles, and feet. The medical evidence does not support service connection for his claimed condition.
The deciding factor: There is no diagnosis of a chronic multiple joint disability in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple joint arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1046426
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's multiple joint arthralgia, including residuals, was initially rated at 20 percent from December 19, 2005 until February 7, 2012. Since then, the disability has been rated at 40 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's service-connected multiple joint arthralgias and night sweats have been manifested by intermittent subjective complaints of arthralgia in various joints, but no demonstrated limitation of motion or functional loss. The veteran's night sweats are also noted, with the veteran being awakened one time a night by these symptoms. These conditions do not warrant an increased disability rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's multiple joint arthralgia, which includes limitation of motion of the lumbar spine. The veteran also meets criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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