The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right hand and left hand disabilities, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the right hand claim and denying both issues.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that there was no new and material evidence presented to reopen the right hand disability claim and found no chronic left hand disability during or after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand disability, Left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0310236
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tinnitus, and a right hand disability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, a bilateral foot disability (other than bilateral plantar fasciitis), to include gout, right hand and left hand disabilities, as well as a thyroid disorder, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also granted a TDIU from September 25, 2020.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, alcohol abuse, a liver disability, and hand and eye disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or secondary to any service-connected condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all pending appeals, including those for increased ratings and service connection.
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