The Board granted service connection for bilateral Dupuytren's contracture, finding it to be causally related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence in approximate balance supported a direct link between the Veteran's Dupuytren's contracture and his military service, particularly due to occupational exposure to vibratory tools.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral Dupuytren's contracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25048245
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 837 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral Dupuytren's contracture based on the evidence showing a causal relationship to the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the VA examiner's incorrect attribution of his disabilities to post-service employment, rather than service. New examinations are required to determine if his disabilities are related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is rated at 40 percent effective November 26, 2014. The Board also found that the Veteran's bilateral Dupuytren's contracture is not a separate disability from his diabetes and thus does not warrant a separate rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim has been granted, and he is now eligible for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The diabetes mellitus, type II, along with other service-connected conditions such as peripheral neuropathy and Dupuytren's contracture, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
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