The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted in part, with the Board finding new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the issues of left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, right hip degenerative joint disease (DJD), arthritis of the right thumb, arthritis of the left thumb, arthritis of the right ring and little fingers, and arthritis of the left ring and little fingers. The remaining claims for service connection are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided new evidence in his supplemental claim application, including testimony at a Board hearing and resubmitted STRs, which tended to prove or disprove the matter at issue by addressing current disabilities and continuity of symptomology from service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, right hip degenerative joint disease (DJD), arthritis of the right thumb, arthritis of the left thumb, arthritis of the right ring and little fingers, arthritis of the left ring and little fingers
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26004780
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What this means for you
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