The Board has denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a right hand injury, finding that the new evidence submitted does not relate to an unestablished fact or raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence provided by the Veteran is cumulative and does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate his claim for service connection for the residuals of a right hand injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist and thumb injury residuals, ulnar nerve palsy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008658
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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