The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material to reopen claims for service connection for a left-hand disability and a left elbow disability.
The deciding factor: The newly presented evidence does not provide significant information that must be considered in order to fairly decide the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left-hand disability, left elbow disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0216607
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and potential secondary service connection theories.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for tinnitus and an acquired psychiatric disability were dismissed due to improper concurrent elections.,The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of back, sciatic nerve, right shoulder, foot, skin, left-hand, or right-hand disabilities. The claim for headaches was also denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection for anxiety, sinusitis, a cervical spine disability, a left elbow disability, and a right hip disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left-hand disability has been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hypertension has also been denied due to the lack of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or requiring continuous medication.
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