The Board granted service connection for sero negative rheumatoid arthritis of the left hand, fingers, and wrist; right hand, fingers, and wrist; left knee; and right knee due to toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) during service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a favorable finding by the RO that the Veteran had been diagnosed with sero negative rheumatoid arthritis in his left hand, fingers, and wrist; right hand, fingers, and wrist; left knee; and right knee, along with evidence of TERA exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- sero negative rheumatoid arthritis of the left hand, fingers, and wrist, sero negative rheumatoid arthritis of the right hand, fingers, and wrist, sero negative rheumatoid arthritis of the left knee, sero negative rheumatoid arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056994
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.
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