The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability, low back disability, sinusitis, and gastrointestinal disorder as secondary to her service-connected bilateral Achilles tendonitis and calf strain.,There is no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support the presence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions. The Veteran's reported symptoms have resolved or are associated with other causes, such as seasonal allergies and pregnancy.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disability, low back disability, sinusitis, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1759233
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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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