The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various right hand and foot disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of current disability in any of these areas.,Specifically, the Board determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities involving his right thumb, index finger, long finger, ring finger, or little finger.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show current disabilities in any of the fingers and thumb claimed by the Veteran. The VA examination findings were consistent with a normal hand without any disability noted.
- Claimed conditions
- Nerve Damage of Right Ulnar Nerve, Right Index Finger Disability, Right Little Finger (5th Metacarpophalangeal Joint) Fracture, Right Long Finger Disability, Right Ring Finger Disability, Right Thumb Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104655
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right ring finger disability and associated right hand scar are each rated at 10 percent. The Veteran is granted a separate 10 percent rating for his right hand scar, effective March 9, 2007. Separate ratings of 10 percent are assigned for peripheral neuropathy with carpal tunnel syndrome in both upper extremities and for peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a compensable evaluation for a right thumb disability and TDIU prior to October 13, 2016 have been dismissed due to the finality of previous decisions by the Board and the Court.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his acquired psychiatric, cervical spine, lumbar spine, right thumb, right index finger, and right long finger disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right thumb disability, scar, and hearing loss have been granted service connection with effective dates of September 9, 2024.
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