The Board has determined that the Veteran's bursitis of the left wrist with arthritic erosion, bursitis of the right wrist, bursitis of the knees, and bursitis of the hips are related to service. As such, these claims for service connection have been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bursitis of the wrists with arthritic erosion, knees, and hips had its onset during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis of the left wrist with arthritic erosion, bursitis of the right wrist, bursitis of the knees, bursitis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0941987
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bursitis of both wrists due to a need for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for chronic joint pains, bursitis of the right wrist, chondromalacia of the left and right knee, and left ankle strain. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder (claimed as memory loss) is also being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, a cervical spine disability with bilateral radiculopathy, and bursitis of the hips. The Veteran's current conditions are considered to be related to his active military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and his DIC benefits claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was denied.
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