The Board granted service connection for right and left thumb conditions, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities manifested to a compensable degree during his service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a grant of service connection based on the presumptive service connection for arthritis under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- right thumb condition, left thumb condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036884
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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