The Board granted service connection for right and left hand cold weather injury residuals, but remanded the claims for a right foot disability, left foot disability, higher rating for right knee, and higher rating for left knee.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided competent and credible testimony of bilateral hand pain that causes functional impairment, and there is evidence of in-service cold weather injuries to both hands.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand pain, due to cold weather residuals, left hand pain, due to cold weather residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24001257
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death, as there is no substituted appellant for this appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, left hand pain, and headaches to obtain VA examinations and medical opinions.
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