The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bone disorder and arthritis/degenerative joint disease (DJD) have been denied as there is no current evidence of such conditions during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical evidence confirming the presence of osteoporosis, osteopenia, or metabolic bone disease in the Veteran's case. The Veteran has not submitted to necessary testing and her claims are based on an incidental finding from 1990 without confirmatory testing.
- Claimed conditions
- bone disorder, arthritis/degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18109640
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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