The Veteran's claim for arthritis of the bilateral hands was denied as there is no current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claim for arthritis of the bilateral shoulders has been reopened due to new evidence indicating a current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: New evidence does not establish a current disability for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of bilateral hands, arthritis of bilateral shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18157121
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of bilateral hands, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his in-service hand injuries. The Board concluded that the Veteran's lay statements regarding ongoing symptoms since service are not credible.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle disability, but has remanded the issue of service connection for arthritis of bilateral hands due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the bilateral hands, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for arthritis and bilateral leg disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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