The Board found that there is no evidence to support service connection for degenerative arthritis of the knees or neck, as these conditions were not shown to be related to military service.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service diagnosis or treatment for the claimed disabilities and the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to her Persian Gulf War veteran status.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Knees, Degenerative Arthritis of the Neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1717710
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 7, 2019 for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the neck with intervertebral disc syndrome was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating in excess of 30 percent for degenerative arthritis of the neck with intervertebral disc syndrome and 20 percent for right upper extremity radiculopathy was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is dismissed due to withdrawal requests. The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD, service connection for a sleep disorder (to include narcolepsy and sleep apnea), and service connection for degenerative arthritis of the neck.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 100 percent throughout the appeal period.,Service connection for a back disability, including as due to service-connected bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral knee disabilities, is denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran’s current back disability and her service-connected bilateral hallux valgus or knee disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the neck was at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected myasthenia gravis, and thus grants the claim for service connection on a secondary basis.
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