The Board has determined that the veteran's right thumb injury is not related to his service or any service-connected conditions, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence establishing a nexus between the current residuals of a right thumb injury and active service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right thumb injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606724
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a right thumb injury to ensure that VA makes reasonable attempts to obtain outstanding service treatment records and schedules an examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right thumb disability, specifically whether it is related to service. The Veteran needs a VA examination to provide this information.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the listed conditions, and the Board has dismissed these claims.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ear infection, residuals of a right thumb injury, and headaches due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions during or after his military service.
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