The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right arm injury due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability and no indication that any such disability is related to active service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence of a current right arm disability, and the veteran's assertions were not supported by credible contemporaneous evidence or post-service medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right arm injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0903136
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on all four issues due to his death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits is remanded for additional development, including obtaining his complete STRs and military personnel records. The claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, irritable bowel syndrome, and residuals of a right arm injury are also remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left and right arm injuries, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current disabilities and his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
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