The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed back injury, bilateral knee disability, heart disease, hypertension, and thyroid disease as they were not shown to have had their onset in service or be otherwise related to service.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service event, injury, or illness that led to these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records did not show any complaints, findings, diagnoses, or treatments related to her claimed back injury, bilateral knee disability, heart disease, hypertension, and thyroid disease. The Board found no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptomatology for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a back injury, bilateral knee disability, heart disease to include congestive heart disease, mitral valve regurgitation, and coronary artery disease, hypertension, thyroid disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1331409
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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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