The Board finds that the veteran has a well-grounded claim for service connection for arthritis of the left thumb, claimed as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a puncture wound. However, there is no competent evidence showing he currently has a skin disorder due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any current skin disorder attributable to service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left thumb
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0025886
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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The Board has granted the petitions to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection for arthritis of the right hand, left thumb, and left foot. The appeals are now remanded for further development.
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