The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a right hand disorder, and has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error in an October 1946 rating decision which denied him service connection for a disorder of the right fingers. The claim for coronary artery disease with arteriosclerotic heart disease status post coronary artery bypass graft is addressed in the Remand portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim, including medical records indicating he has been treated for a right hand disorder. However, there was no evidence linking the current cardiovascular disorders to service or any other service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand disorder, coronary artery disease with arteriosclerotic heart disease status post coronary artery bypass graft
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0828385
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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