The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right wrist condition, left wrist condition, and stiffness in his right hand middle finger due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there is no medical evidence showing any current diagnosed right wrist or left wrist disability. The examiner also opined that the Veteran's current right hand middle finger condition is less likely as not incurred in, or caused by, an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist condition, Left wrist condition, Stiffness in right hand, middle finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140112
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both the right and left wrist conditions, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right wrist condition as secondary to his service-connected left wrist condition, finding that there is at least as likely as not that the right wrist condition is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected left wrist condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right wrist condition and for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support the Veteran's assertions of current disabilities or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
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