The Board has determined that the veteran's status-post surgical removal of a meningioma and right thumb disability were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence establishing a link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service, including a lack of medical records linking the meningioma to service.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post surgical removal of a meningioma, degenerative joint disease of the right thumb
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0124549
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for increased rating of his right thumb condition is being remanded due to the failure to schedule a hearing before a Veterans' Law Judge (VLJ).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has found that the Veteran's service connection claims for old granulomatous disease of the lungs, a recurrent left foot heel spur and residuals thereof, degenerative joint disease of the right thumb, right ankle, and left ankle are granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnoses of degenerative joint disease of the right thumb and residuals of a bilateral hand injury are not related to his active service. The evidence does not show any in-service injury or incident resulting in these conditions, and there is no medical opinion linking them to service.
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