Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hand disability, to include bilateral thumb pain, pain and locking of the 3rd digit left hand, and pain and locking of the 3rd digit right hand.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bilateral hand disability is due to his active duty service. The benefit-of-the-doubt rule applies, and reasonable doubt is resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral thumb pain, pain and locking of the 3rd digit left hand, pain and locking of the 3rd digit right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091418
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