The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a disorder of the right hand and wrist due to new evidence. Service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence established a current diagnosis of arthritis in the right hand, which was not previously shown during service or related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right hand and wrist
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0948488
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected residuals of a fracture of the fourth metacarpal of the right hand and arthritis of the right hand and wrist were denied. The veteran was not granted any new disability rating or effective date.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's residuals of a right hand crush injury do not manifest arthritis, and therefore denied entitlement to a separate rating for arthritis of the right hand and wrist.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back sprain, allergies, ulcer, eye disorder, neuralgia, skin disorder, and arthritis of the right hand and wrist. The evidence received since the September 1985 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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