The Veteran is granted service connection for bilateral shoulder arthritis, right wrist arthritis, left 5th finger arthritis, left 2nd finger arthritis, and left 3rd finger arthritis. These conditions are considered to be directly related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran developed chronic arthritis in multiple joints during his military service, with symptoms persisting since discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Arthritis, Right Wrist Arthritis, Left 5th Finger Arthritis, Left 2nd Finger Arthritis, Left 3rd Finger Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1724273
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to errors in the rating and service connection determinations for his hearing loss disabilities, shoulder pain, and arthritis. The issues of right ear hearing loss disability, bilateral shoulder pain (right), and residual of pain status-post right rotator cuff tear repair are being addressed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left shoulder disorders due to inadequate compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's lay contentions regarding his in-service injuries are considered, but the VA examiner did not provide a rationale for rejecting these contentions despite the Veteran's history of heavy lifting during service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from January 30, 2018, to April 2, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.
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