The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability productive of right hand numbness related to service, and thus denied the claim.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence demonstrating the presence of a chronic disability productive of right hand numbness that had its onset in or is otherwise related to the veteran's period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0108127
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a right shoulder disability prior to December 16, 2015 and from March 1, 2016, as well as entitlement to a separate compensable rating for right shoulder scars. The AOJ is instructed to secure the Veteran's complete VA treatment records, refer the claims file to an examiner for preparation of addendum opinions regarding the nature and severity of the Veteran's right shoulder disability and the nature and etiology of his reported right upper extremity symptoms, and take any other necessary action.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim to reopen the right hand numbness was not granted due to lack of new and material evidence. Increased ratings for the right knee, left cubital tunnel syndrome, and status post right wrist fracture were also denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder sprain is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is secondary to his service-connected left shoulder degenerative changes.,The Veteran's left hand numbness and right hand numbness are being remanded for a VA examination to determine their relationship to his service-connected conditions or other factors.,The Veteran's left shoulder degenerative changes are being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, including range of motion limitations due to pain.,The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with thoracic spine degenerative changes is being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, including range of motion limitations due to pain.,The Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae is being remanded for a VA dermatologist opinion on whether his topical treatment constitutes systemic therapy.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right arm and hand disability, including pain, numbness, and tingling, began during service. Service connection is granted.
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