The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for left hand nerve damage due to new evidence suggesting a possible relationship with an old injury in service. The rating for his scar residuals remains at 0 percent as there is no evidence of symptoms warranting a higher rating.
The deciding factor: New evidence suggests a possible relationship between the Veteran's current condition and an old injury in service, but the scar itself does not meet any applicable schedular criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand nerve damage, left palm laceration scar
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1217385
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left hand nerve damage for further development due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hand nerve damage as further development is needed to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for left hand nerve damage, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), sleep apnea, and acid reflux due to additional development being necessary.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to October 21, 2005 for the grant of service connection for left hand nerve damage due to a failure to submit evidence showing entitlement to this benefit.
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