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.
The deciding factor: The report of a VA examination on July 12, 1995, constituted an informal request to reopen the service connection claim for numbness of the fingers of the left hand diagnosed as cubital tunnel syndrome. The effective date is set at the earliest date after the Board's denial in March 1995 when new and material evidence was submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the fingers of the left hand, cubital tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0317038
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