The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the entire body and degenerative disc disease of the cervical and thoracic spine, finding that his conditions are less likely than not due to or aggravated by his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran’s conditions were more likely related to his career as a heavy equipment operator rather than his in-service accident.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the entire body, degenerative disc disease of the cervical and thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19174616
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for low back disability and arthritis of the entire body due to inadequate opinions in the previous VA examinations.
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