The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and he is now rated at a 70 percent disability rating for his psychiatric condition. The Veteran also received grants for the service connection of various disabilities including right hand carpal tunnel, left hand carpal tunnel, right knee, left knee, and left shoulder conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's left shoulder disability is proximately due to his service-connected right shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Carpal Tunnel Disability, Left Hand Carpal Tunnel Disability, Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Left Shoulder Disability, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Right Ear Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2026
- Citation
- A26026632
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
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