The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the left long finger, left index finger, left ring finger, left little finger, right thumb, right index finger, right long finger, and right ring finger. The decision is based on the presumption that these conditions are related to service due to their onset within one year following separation from service.
The deciding factor: The Board found sufficient evidence to suggest that the Veteran's arthritis began within one year following his separation from service, given his military service in aerospace propulsion and aircraft maintenance which likely involved manual use of the hands. The condition also falls within the presumptive period for chronic diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073410
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Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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