The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left wrist degenerative arthritis, finding that it is a separate and distinct disability from his partial finger amputations. The Board determined that the current left wrist symptoms are secondary to his in-service amputations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current left wrist symptoms were secondary to his in-service partial finger amputations, which already had service connection established.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist degenerative arthritis, partial finger amputations
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20030880
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain a direct service connection opinion, and the Veteran's claim for left wrist fracture residuals is being reviewed again.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that they are not related to active duty service or any period of ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA service. The appellant's claims are based on secondary service connection due to a non-service-connected condition (Lyme disease), but the evidence does not support this claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions, including right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, left hip osteoarthritis, left wrist degenerative arthritis, right wrist degenerative arthritis, left elbow degenerative arthritis, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left wrist degenerative arthritis, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, eye disability, and sciatica of the right lower extremity. However, it granted a 40 percent rating for back disability, service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to the back disability, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
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