The Board has granted service connection for right hand osteoarthritis and right shoulder acromioclavicular arthritis effective July 21, 1992. The Veteran's original claim of entitlement to service connection was received on April 6, 1953, but he did not specifically request service connection for these conditions at that time.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a communication in July 1992 indicating his intent to seek service connection for osteoarthritis separate from his existing rheumatoid arthritis. The RO granted this claim effective July 21, 1992.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Osteoarthritis, Right Shoulder Acromioclavicular Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0945907
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