The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hand rheumatoid arthritis, bilateral legs, and various hip conditions have been granted. Effective dates are not specified as the claim was reopened.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial established a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in multiple joints, including the right hand, bilateral legs, left shoulder, right shoulder, left elbow, right elbow, left hip, and right hip.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand rheumatoid arthritis, left shoulder rheumatoid arthritis, right shoulder rheumatoid arthritis, left elbow rheumatoid arthritis, right elbow rheumatoid arthritis, left hip rheumatoid arthritis, right hip rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2024
- Citation
- 24007786
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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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