The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal and degenerative joint disease of the right hand are related to service, thus granting these claims.
The deciding factor: X-rays from August 1992 showed an old well-healed fracture of the fifth metacarpal with residual palmar angulation, indicating a connection to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal, Degenerative joint disease of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0833203
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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.
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