The veteran's current arthritis of the hips, knees, right ankle, elbows and shoulders is due to service-connected shrapnel wounds. The claim for service connection has been granted.
The deciding factor: VA medical evidence shows that the veteran currently has arthritis of multiple joints which can be etiologically linked to his service-connected shell fragment wounds.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability (chloracne), arthritis of the hips, arthritis of the knees, arthritis of the right ankle, arthritis of the elbows, arthritis of the shoulders
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0015766
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been presented to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for arthritis of the knees, elbows, and hands. The matter is being remanded for further consideration on a secondary basis due to the Veteran's assertions regarding his hips locking and falling into foxholes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's eligibility for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is being remanded due to a lack of adequate explanation in the VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran requires personal care services based on the criteria listed in 38 U.S.C. § 1720G(a)(2)(C) and 38 C.F.R. § 71.20(a)(3).
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several claims for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for skin disability and remanded the issue of service connection for psychiatric disability, finding new and material evidence to reopen the claim.
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