The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including cardiac disease and cervical spine disorders, are not service-connected as they were first shown decades after military service and are unrelated to any incident during active service. The claims for secondary service connection have also been denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection or secondary service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac disease, Cervical spine disorder (including arthritis), Osteoarthritis of the mid and upper back, Osteoarthritis of the left knee, Osteoarthritis of the right knee, Osteoarthritis of the left hip, Osteoarthritis of the right hip, Osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, Osteoarthritis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1237536
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left and right knee, osteoarthritis of the left shoulder, a right shoulder condition, and intervertebral disc disorder of the spine as there is no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the spine, and osteoarthritis of the right shoulder and left shoulder based on evidence showing that these conditions had onset during active military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for osteoarthritis of the right hip, left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The claims for higher initial ratings for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the right and left knees, and left ankle strain are remanded due to inadequate VA compensation examination reports.
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