The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since January 1997 decision does not show an increase in disability of numbness of the left hand due to VA treatment, and thus no new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim.
The deciding factor: None of the recently obtained evidence shows additional disability as a result of VA treatment including surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of left hand
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0209301
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed.,New evidence received since the October 2013 rating decision has reopened claims for service connection, but not all of these claims have been granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to inadequate examinations and evidence. The Veteran's claims of service connection for numbness of the right hand, including carpal tunnel syndrome, and sinusitis are pending.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, particularly regarding his diabetes mellitus and its complications. The Board will provide a supplemental statement of the case after considering all evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right hand numbness and a 20 percent rating for left hand numbness, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis of the ulnar nerve.
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