The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed right arm, hand, and left arm conditions are not related to service or his service-connected right wrist fracture. The claims for these conditions have been denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the current disabilities to service or the service-connected right wrist fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left hand degenerative joint disease, right hand strain, left wrist degenerative joint disease, right and left carpal tunnel syndrome, right cubital tunnel syndrome, right elbow strain, left elbow degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0920561
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors and inadequate medical opinions. The issues of entitlement to TDIU are also being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the other claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow strain as secondary to left elbow strain with subcutaneous mass, limited flexion and for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The claims were remanded due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left foot strain is dismissed.,Service connection for right elbow strain and tinnitus are denied.,Left ankle strain and right ankle strain are remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for right and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The Board also granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate claims for service connection for residuals of a TBI, migraine headaches, and a neck disability.
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