The Board granted service connection for right hand disability, consisting of mallet deformities and arthritis in the second and fourth fingers.
The deciding factor: New evidence was provided that directly addressed the reason the claim was originally denied and raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- disability of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0908665
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Decisions by this judge: 1,325 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination. The case will be reviewed again after these are obtained.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disorder, disability of the left hand, and disability of the right hand. The evidence received since the December 2000 rating decision is sufficient to establish current disabilities and their relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO via the AMC for scheduling a hearing before a member of the Board at the RO. The claims file will be returned to the Board after the hearing.
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