The Board granted service connection for right hand degenerative arthritis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's competent reports of in-service onset and continuity of symptomatology, as well as evidence showing his work involved typing, which is consistent with the development of degenerative arthritis over time.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24064214
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.
What you can do next
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