The Board found that there is no evidence of a current disability manifesting in bone and joint pain, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection. The cognitive disorder issue was not addressed as it pertained to an already adjudicated claim.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of a separate and distinct disability manifested by bone and joint pain.
- Claimed conditions
- bone and joint pain, cognitive disorder (short-term memory loss)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1540275
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his incarceration, requiring VA to secure updated medical records and arrange for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any disabilities claimed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus and its related complications, as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed dental disorder, stomach disorder, right eye disorder, lung disorder, and bone and joint pain all of which were claimed as due to ionizing radiation exposure during service. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive diseases.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions and therefore service connection is denied for all issues.
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