The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, and knee disorders due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The Veteran's current diagnoses include diffuse arthralgias, spondylosis of the lumbar spine, fibromyalgia, and mild thoracic and lumbar degenerative disc disease.,The Board has not found a causal relationship between the Veteran's diagnosed conditions and his service.
The deciding factor: New evidence includes diagnoses of arthralgias and other chronic conditions that are related to service exposure in Southwest Asia. However, there is no medical nexus provided by VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgia of the shoulders, arthralgia of the elbows, arthralgia of the wrists, arthralgia of the hips, arthralgia of the knees
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1454542
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a shoulder and hand disability to VA for further development, including a new examination that addresses both orthopedic and neurologic symptoms.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, arthralgia of the knees, myofascial syndrome, and a cervical spine disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral lower extremities disorder is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied her claim for service connection.
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