Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis during the appellate period.
The deciding factor: There is no competent or credible evidence suggesting the Veteran has ever been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis during the appellate period, and therefore, service connection cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105429
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