The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right shoulder disorder has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in May 2018.,Service connection for a right hand disorder claimed as secondary to service-connected right index finger status post laceration is denied. The available medical evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran has, or at any pertinent point during the current appeal period has had, a diagnosis of a right hand disorder.,The claim of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for left knee patellofemoral syndrome is remanded due to missing VA examination reports from May 2017.,The claim of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for migraine headaches is remanded due to missing VA examination reports from May 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the issue regarding entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disorder in May 2018.,There is no current diagnosis of a right hand disorder and the evidence does not support a secondary service connection claim.,Missing VA examination reports from May 2017 are needed to determine if there are any additional disabling symptoms that were present at that time.,Missing VA examination reports from May 2017 are needed to determine if there are any additional disabling symptoms that were present at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disorder, Right Hand Disorder, Left Knee Patellofemoral Syndrome, Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19127010
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