The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right hand disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial. The claim is now remanded for further development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right hand disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1124139
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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: Denied
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