The Veteran's rheumatoid arthritis of multiple joints, left shoulder, right wrist, left wrist, left hand, right hand, and left knee were evaluated based on their respective disabilities. The rating was granted for the left shoulder, wrists, hands, hips/thighs, and knees.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms and examination findings supported the assigned ratings based on the severity of her rheumatoid arthritis in multiple joints.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis of multiple joints, rheumatoid arthritis of left shoulder, rheumatoid arthritis of right wrist, rheumatoid arthritis of left wrist, rheumatoid arthritis of left hand with limitation of motion of the thumb, index finger, long finger and little finger, rheumatoid arthritis of left thumb, rheumatoid arthritis of right little finger, impairment of the right hip/thigh associated with rheumatoid arthritis, limitation of extension of the right thigh associated with rheumatoid arthritis, impairment of the left hip/thigh associated with rheumatoid arthritis, limitation of flexion of the right hip associated with rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis of left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1334383
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