The Veteran's right hand disability is not considered to be caused by the VA surgery in December 1992, and therefore compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.
The deciding factor: The VA surgical treatment did not cause the Veteran's current right hand disability as his condition was already present prior to the surgery and is more likely due to polyneuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1236050
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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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