The veteran's service-connected rheumatoid arthritis of the left hip, right hip, right knee, left knee, fingers of the right hand, fingers of the left hand, right elbow, left elbow, right wrist, and left wrist have been rated as 10 percent disabling. The veteran's service-connected rheumatoid arthritis of the left shoulder and right shoulder have been rated as 20 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's rheumatoid arthritis has resulted in significant functional impairment in multiple joints, warranting the assigned ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, rheumatoid arthritis of the left hip, rheumatoid arthritis of the right hip, rheumatoid arthritis of the right knee, rheumatoid arthritis of the left knee, rheumatoid arthritis of the fingers of the right hand, rheumatoid arthritis of the fingers of the left hand, rheumatoid arthritis of the right elbow, rheumatoid arthritis of the left elbow, rheumatoid arthritis of the right wrist, rheumatoid arthritis of the left wrist, rheumatoid arthritis of the left shoulder, rheumatoid arthritis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0714811
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