The Board has determined that the veteran's joint pain, diagnosed as mild arthritis of the right first PIP joint, bilateral wrist tendonitis, and bilateral elbow tendonitis, is etiologically related to active service.
The deciding factor: The May 2007 VA examination confirmed the presence of these conditions and attributed them to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- mild arthritis of the right first PIP joint, bilateral wrist tendonitis, bilateral elbow tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0802192
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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
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