The Board found no relationship between the veteran's service-connected bilateral hand palmar hyperkeratosis and his current bilateral hand arthritis, thus denying secondary service connection for the latter.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions did not establish a link between the veteran's service-connected skin disease and his current arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand arthritis, bilateral hand palmar hyperkeratosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0834488
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the evidence is insufficient to establish service connection for cause of death and remands the case for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's SMC and TDIU claims are remanded due to a duty to assist error regarding the assessment of his service-connected bilateral hand palmar hyperkeratosis. A VA examination is needed to determine if there is loss of use of the hands, including distinguishing between symptoms attributable to the service-connected condition and any non-service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hand burn with sensitivity to cold and bilateral hand arthritis due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective June 13, 2023. The effective date is fixed at the date of claim (June 13, 2022) as there is no earlier entitlement.
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