The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral trigger fingers, bilateral hand arthritis, and bilateral wrist arthritis, finding that there is no evidence of their onset during service or a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of symptoms within one year of discharge and opined that the disabilities are more likely due to age rather than service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral trigger fingers, bilateral hand arthritis, bilateral wrist arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068256
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hand arthritis, right and left hand pain, and lumbosacral strain as there was no evidence of current disability or in-service injury, disease, or event.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hand and elbow arthritis due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed and no good cause was shown.
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