The Veteran's service connection claim for Paget's disease and increased rating claim for lumbosacral spine disability were both denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in disability ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence was insufficient to establish service connection for Paget's disease, as there was no indication of its onset during service or within one year after separation from service. For the lumbosacral spine disability, the Board found that the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to support an increase in disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Paget's disease, degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1435222
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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: Granted
The Board grants service connection for Paget's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right thumb injury, Paget's disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction (secondary to hypertension), and kidney disease (secondary to hypertension) as there was no evidence that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and Paget's disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The claims for service connection for various knee and shin splints conditions, as well as prostate disorder and Paget's disease, have been denied due to lack of new relevant evidence.
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