The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of both hands, including residuals of a right hand injury incurred in service, is at least as likely as not related to military service.
The deciding factor: The pre-existing right hand injury worsened during service and resulted in current arthritis of the right hand. The left hand arthritis was also found to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the right hand including the ring finger, Degenerative arthritis of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0608845
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and no nexus between the current disabilities and military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, degenerative arthritis of the left hand, degenerative arthritis of the right hand, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the right knee to obtain an adequate nexus opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left knee, right ankle, shoulders, and hands, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or nexus to service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left hand, a left hand ganglion cyst, and a left wrist disability as these conditions are not shown to be related to his military service or any service-connected condition.
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