The Board has granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the hands and feet as secondary to service-connected frostbite residuals.
The deciding factor: The medical expert opined that it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's arthritis of multiple joints is caused and aggravated by service-connected frostbite residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the hands, osteoarthritis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18125497
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the claimed bilateral foot disability, including osteoarthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as his claim for increased ratings. The case will be returned to the Board after this development.
- Granted
The Veteran's osteoarthritis of the hands is granted as service connected, with no specific rating assigned and effective date not determined.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of service connection claims has been withdrawn due to the appellant's decision.
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