The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic arthritis, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between the Veteran's current chronic arthritis and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21027955
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, fibromyalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, chronic arthritis, left ankle disability, cervical spine (neck) disability, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the right upper extremity as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or event related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and updated VA treatment records. The issues of service connection for chronic arthritis, CFS, GERD, a GI disorder, and hernia are under review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic arthritis in the left wrist is remanded due to insufficient evidence. The claim for reopening of service connection for chronic arthritis is granted.
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