The Board grants service connection for a left thumb disability, diagnosed as De Quervain's Tenosynovitis, as secondary to the Veteran's wheelchair use due to his service-connected left tibial fracture and associated residuals. The matter of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes planus is remanded.
The deciding factor: The private examiner opined that the Veteran's left thumb disability is directly related to his wheelchair use, which is necessitated by his service connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left thumb disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001431
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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