The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for numbness of the fingers of the left hand diagnosed as cubital tunnel syndrome of the left wrist is denied.
The deciding factor: There were no non-final claims of record for service connection prior to August 29, 1997, and the veteran's request to reopen his claim was dated August 29, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the fingers of the left hand, cubital tunnel syndrome of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0125341
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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 remands the claims for service connection for numbness in the fingers of both hands to correct an error in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed to clarify the mailing of a January 2014 rating decision and to verify the Veteran's service dates in the Air National Guard. Additionally, medical opinions are requested regarding whether any current disabilities are related to service, including during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cubital tunnel syndrome of the left wrist with an effective date of July 12, 1995. The veteran's claim was reopened due to new and material evidence submitted in 1998.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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