The Board has denied service connection for arthritis with bone spurs and a cardiac condition, finding no evidence of such conditions during the Appellant's periods of active duty training (ACDUTRA).
The deciding factor: The Appellant did not provide credible evidence to support her claims that she developed these conditions during ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis with bone spurs, Cardiac condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185857
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 19185857.
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cardiac condition and a respiratory condition to provide additional VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations to address the issues of service connection and rating for various conditions, including liver disability, respiratory disability, cardiac condition, GERD, allergic rhinitis, and hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical evidence and potential Colvin violations. The right knee, headaches, seizure disorder, and cardiac condition claims are all being reviewed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and remanded the compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 claim due to insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service or VA treatment.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.