The Board denied service connection for multiple joint disability other than bilateral hips and knees, finding that the Veteran's diagnosed conditions are not due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained multisymptom illness.
The deciding factor: Competent medical opinion stated that the Veteran's disorders of the thoracolumbar spine, cervical spine, and bilateral wrists, elbows, ankles and shoulders are not related to service, including an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1318970
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of multiple joints. The VA examiner must consider the statements of the Veteran, Dr. R., and R.B. regarding exposure to toxins and other chemicals in service and physical labor during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claim for degenerative joint disease of multiple joints and his TDIU claim due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of his disabilities. The case is also inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection.
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