The Board has granted service connection for bilateral arthritis of the knees, bilateral arthritis of the hands, and a neck disability to include degenerative disc disease and/or arthritis of the cervical spine. Service connection was also granted for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The private opinion provided by the Veteran's July 2017 private provider supported service connection for these conditions based on his active duty service and exposure to noise.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral arthritis of the knees, bilateral arthritis of the hands, degenerative disc disease and/or arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1738563
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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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- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed action to sever service connection for tinnitus was dismissed, and entitlement to service connection for bilateral arthritis of the hands was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings are not fully informed due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions. The cases are REMANDED for further examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development and examination due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions.
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