The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for his right hand fracture was dismissed. The issue of service connection for the amputation of his right thumb, which he contends is secondary to his service-connected right hand fracture, has been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the initial compensable rating for his right hand fracture before a decision could be made.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand fracture, Right thumb amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18101822
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right thumb amputation, finding that the amputation is not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private hospital on February 1, 2015, were granted as the care was deemed necessary due to an emergency condition and no feasible VA facilities were available.
- Granted
The Veteran's right hand (dominant) condition is characterized by moderate incomplete paralysis to the radial, median, and ulnar nerve resulting in limitation of motion, numbness, tingling, pain, and functional limitations. The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for residuals of right hand fracture and a 30 percent rating for neurologic impairment as a residual of a right hand fracture.
- Denied
The Veteran was service-connected for PTSD, a left wrist fracture, and a right hand fracture prior to December 16, 2007. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation during this period.
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