The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand disability is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder disability, and thus denied the claim for secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no direct link between the cervical degenerative changes and the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder disability, which are considered to be the cause of the peripheral neuropathy of the right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001528
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's left hand peripheral neuropathy and 30 percent for his right hand peripheral neuropathy, effective February 9, 2024.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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