The Board has determined that the Appellant did not have a mixed connective tissue disease during her period of active duty, ACDUTRA, or federalized service with the National Guard. Therefore, she is denied service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Appellant incurred a mixed connective tissue disease during her periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, or federalized service with the National Guard.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed connective tissue disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1640613
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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)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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