The Board granted service connection for left and right wrist disabilities, a low back disability, and assigned a separate rating of 10 percent for limitation of motion of the right middle finger. The appeal was dismissed for duty to assist errors in other claims.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's right and left wrist disabilities and low back disability are secondary to his service-connected eosinophilic gastritis due to medication usage, and the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether they relate to his service or a service-connected disability.

Claimed conditions

right ring finger disability, right little finger disability, left hand disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, low back disability, median nerve disability of the right middle finger, limitation of motion of the right middle finger

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

10%

Decision date

March 5, 2025

Citation

A25020265

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