The Board has granted service connection for left and right hand strain, as well as left and right knee disabilities. The decision is based on the Veteran's military occupational specialty tasks that led to his current conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hand and knee disabilities are at least as likely as not caused by his active duty service due to repetitive use of joints during his military duties.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand strain, right hand strain, left knee joint osteoarthritis with meniscal tear, right knee joint osteoarthritis with meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2026
- Citation
- A26024163
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the duplicative appeals for service connection of various knee, foot, and ankle conditions due to a resubmitted VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left hand strain, finding that the Veteran's symptoms and medical evidence did not support an increased rating.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal of service connection for right hand strain to include the right long, ring, and little fingers as it was granted in a previous decision. The claim for an increased rating for right thumb instability status post ulnar collateral ligament injury is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for headaches, left hand strain, and right-hand strain due to inadequate VA opinions.
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