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
- {"condition_name":"Right Thumb Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right Index Finger Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right Long Finger Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right Ring Finger Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right Little Finger (5th Metacarpophalangeal Joint) Fracture"}, {"condition_name":"Nerve Damage of Right Ulnar Nerve"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104655
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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