The Board has granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee, rotator cuff tear of the right shoulder, right hand and wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, and left hand and wrist carpal tunnel syndrome. The disabilities are considered to be directly related to the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The December 2014 VA examiner found that the current diagnoses were not related to service due to incorrect chronology of complaints, but the Board determined that there was sufficient evidence to establish a direct relationship between the conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis, rotator cuff tear of the right shoulder, right hand and wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, left hand and wrist carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- A20019250
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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.
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