The Board found that there is no evidence of a chronic neurological disability of the right upper extremity, and thus denied service connection for this condition. Service connection was also not granted for DJD of the right wrist as it did not meet the criteria for an initial 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of neuropathy or any other chronic neurological disability of the right upper extremity, and the Veteran's reported symptoms do not align with established diagnostic criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Wrist, Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1640155
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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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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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