The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed hand and hip disabilities are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.
The deciding factor: VA examiners have found no objective signs of chronic pathology in the hands and hips, and have opined that any alleged disabilities did not begin during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the left hand, Osteoarthritis of the right hand, Osteoarthritis of the left hip, Osteoarthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2016
- Citation
- 1636596
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for osteoarthritis of the right hand and service connection for a left shoulder disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for osteoarthritis of the right hip, left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination to address the inadequacies of previous examinations and obtain any relevant private treatment records.
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