The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic bilateral hand pain was reopened and granted. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a fracture of the left clavicle is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial supports the Veteran's claim that his current hand pain disability is related to his military service, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bilateral hand pain, fracture of the left clavicle
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18138172
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