The Board denied service connection for left shoulder arthritis and bone spur, left hand arthritis, right shoulder arthritis, and right hand arthritis as there was no evidence of these conditions during or after the Veteran's active duty.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the Veteran had any of the claimed disabilities during his military service or at any time thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder arthritis, bone spur in left shoulder, left hand arthritis, right shoulder arthritis, right hand arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23013675
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for right hand arthritis but has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for nocturia due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's November 2018 notice of disagreement was timely, and the appeal is remanded for further review.
- Granted
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