The Veteran's osteoarthritis of the hands is granted as service connected, with no specific rating assigned and effective date not determined.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was at least an equipoise balance of evidence supporting a finding that the Veteran's osteoarthritis of the hands originated during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22040388
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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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