The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine and remanded the issue of service connection for right hand disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's current degenerative arthritis of the spine is related to his in-service injuries, while no examination was provided for the right hand disability as required by regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the spine, Raynaud's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126376
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a deviated septum and right wrist pain, while denying service connection for sleep apnea. The decision also addressed various rating issues and effective dates.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a heart disability, Raynaud's syndrome, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hand and right hand essential tremors, as well as increased ratings for knee instability, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and degenerative arthritis of the right ankle. The appeal was denied for a left ankle disability.
- Granted
The Board granted a compensable rating of 10 percent for Raynaud's syndrome based on characteristic attacks associated with trophic changes.
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