The Board granted service connection for right shoulder arthritis and left index finger fracture residuals, but remanded the claims for an eye condition, a right ankle condition, bilateral knee conditions, and a low back condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on chronicity in service and continuity of symptomatology for the right shoulder arthritis, and evidence of an in-service injury and current disability with a nexus to that injury for the left index finger fracture residuals. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder arthritis, left index finger fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105748
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