The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disability as signs and/or symptoms of an undiagnosed illness. The Veteran also meets the criteria for a 10% evaluation for this condition prior to December 31, 2016.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran has chronic intermittent pain in his hands which is considered as signs and/or symptoms of an undiagnosed illness. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met under the provisions for undiagnosed illnesses.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand disability, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1423391
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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.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal concerning diabetes and a low back disability has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
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