The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left thumb fracture and remanded his claims for osteoarthritis of the right hip and cranial nerve damage secondary to maxillary surgery.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a finding that the current disabilities are related to in-service events or injuries, without any presumption or secondary service connection considerations.
- Claimed conditions
- left thumb fracture, osteoarthritis, right hip with CAM deformity of the femoral neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132776
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Decisions by this judge: 1,960 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for his left thumb disability and a compensable rating for the associated scar was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination and lack of information regarding flare-ups. The Veteran's left thumb disability, including her scar, needs further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for his left thumb fracture is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the January 2016 VA examination report and the need for updated treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for various conditions, including left thumb fracture, lumbar and cervical spine conditions, right shoulder and knee conditions, ankle and foot conditions, and GERD are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.
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