Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection of left elbow, right elbow, and right thumb degenerative arthritis to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing direct causation and aggravation by service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The November 2021 VA opinions are inadequate as they failed to address whether the Veteran's bilateral elbow and right thumb degenerative arthritis were aggravated beyond their natural progression by his service-connected bilateral wrist disabilities, or directly related to active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow degenerative arthritis, right elbow degenerative arthritis, right thumb degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092299
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