The Board denied the claims for service connection for residuals of right hand and right and left ankle injuries in April 1990, finding no new and material evidence. The appellant's petition to reopen these claims was denied again.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to support the reopened claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand injury, residuals of a right and left ankle injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2005
- Citation
- 0520244
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's bipolar disorder and right ear hearing loss are granted as service-connected.,Right hand injury residuals are denied as not related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of care for his right hand and right ankle injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of a right hand and ankle injuries due to insufficient responses to the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of care.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA treatment records from Beckley VAMC and providing addendum medical opinions.
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