The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection and found that there is sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current disabilities (peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands and feet, osteoarthritis of the right hand, and onychomycosis of the feet) and his active duty service. The claim is therefore granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA and private physicians support a finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service cold weather injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands and feet, Osteoarthritis of the right hand, Onychomycosis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2013
- Citation
- 1322030
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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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for a bilateral upper extremity disability, which includes right carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), osteoarthritis of the right hand, and right index trigger finger. The Veteran asserts that these disabilities are secondary to his now service-connected dizziness.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's osteoarthritis of the bilateral hands did not have onset in service, was not related to his service-connected gout, and is not otherwise related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the bilateral hands is denied.
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