The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the relationship between the veteran's current ulnar and median neuropathy affecting his right hand and his military service, including on a secondary basis by indicating whether it is proximately due to, the result of, or chronically aggravated by his already service-connected disability (residuals of a laceration of a tendon in his right index finger).
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the relationship between the veteran's current ulnar and median neuropathy affecting his right hand and his military service, including on a secondary basis by indicating whether it is proximately due to, the result of, or chronically aggravated by his already service-connected disability (residuals of a laceration of a tendon in his right index finger).
- Claimed conditions
- right ulnar neuropathy, right median neuropathy, left ulnar neuropathy, left median neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0609363
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a duty to assist error occurred and remands the case for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's diagnosed right ulnar neuropathy is etiologically related to his active service, including conceded in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to January 13, 2023 for service connection of right wrist condition and right ulnar neuropathy as these conditions were not shown to have been present before the receipt of his supplemental claim on that date.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's condition more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent for left ulnar neuropathy prior to September 11, 2025, and denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
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