The Board denied service connection for a bilateral arm disability, finding no objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.
The deciding factor: There were no objective indications of a chronic disability related to the Veteran's undiagnosed illness as defined by 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(a)(3).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral arm disability, pinched nerve in both upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18109419
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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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