The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection of arthritis of the left and right shoulders due to new evidence received since the last denial. However, no rating increase was granted as the residuals of a fracture of the right little finger continue to meet the criteria for a non-compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not show any compensable disability for the right fifth finger fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of left shoulder, Arthritis of right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1201719
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for arthritis of the left hand, right hand, left knee, and right knee as secondary to service-connected hepatitis C (HCV) due to procedural errors in obtaining medical opinions addressing whether HCV caused or aggravated these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and he is now entitled to a new VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative disease of the right shoulder and hands, including as secondary to arthralgia-myalgia syndrome, probable rheumatoid arthritis, and arthritis of left shoulder. The evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of cold injury and arthritis, were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The claims are denied.
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