The Board has determined that new material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for arthritis of the arms. The Veteran's testimony and private treatment records support a finding that his arthritis in the arms is related to an incident during Air Force Reserve service, specifically when he was adjusting a pellet and fell. The claim for a compensable disability rating for status-post tonsillectomy is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran supports a finding of service connection for his arthritis of the arms due to an in-service incident during Air Force Reserve service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the arms, osteoarthritis (OA), polyarthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18114782
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