The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury and residuals of a right middle finger injury. The cases are remanded to determine if these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial suggests that current right shoulder and right middle finger disabilities may be related to service injuries, but further examination is needed to confirm this.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right shoulder injury, Residuals of a right middle finger injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140128
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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