The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for joint pain of the ankles, knees, lower legs, shoulders, arms, and wrists due to his failure to report for a necessary examination without good cause. The available evidence did not support a conclusion that these conditions were incurred in or related to active service.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination which could have provided the necessary evidence to establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pain of the ankles, joint pain of the knees, joint pain of the lower legs, joint pain of the shoulders, joint pain of the arms, joint pain of the wrists
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23048596
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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