The Board found that the veteran's wrist and finger disability is not service-connected, but granted a 30% rating for his thyroidectomy residuals. The hip disability issue remains pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied for wrist and finger disabilities due to lack of in-service injury or disease, while a 30% rating was granted for thyroidectomy residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0322955
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes mellitus; granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and skin cancer; and restored the 10 percent rating for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and systemic lupus erythematosus as there was no evidence of onset during active service or etiological relationship to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
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