The Board found no credible evidence of a left hand fracture during service and concluded that the Veteran's current degenerative changes in the fingers, carpal joints, and wrist are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of a left hand fracture during service, and the current degenerative changes are not linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2012
- Citation
- 1229102
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to substantiate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining unit histories and stressor verification. The Veteran will be scheduled for examinations to determine the nature of any hand or foot disabilities and a psychiatric examination to determine the etiology of any identified acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's injuries sustained in a May 1974 automobile accident were incurred in the line of duty. The issues of service connection for residuals of fractures and psychiatric disability will be remanded to allow for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the left hand were incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.
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