The Board has granted service connection for thoracic arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected broken rib.
The deciding factor: The Board found conflicting medical opinions and granted the Veteran the benefit of the doubt, finding that his thoracic arthritis was less likely than not related to his service-connected broken ribs.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2026
- Citation
- A26039619
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