Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hand and knee disabilities, including arthritis, gout, left thumb CMC joint strain, and left carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's credible lay statements and medical evidence showed continuous symptoms since service separation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand disability, bilateral hand arthritis, left thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint strain, left carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral knee arthritis, gout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25000994
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