The Board has determined that the Veteran's left-hand trigger finger is related to his service-connected diabetes and grants the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s left-hand trigger finger is related to his service-connected diabetes, thus granting the claim based on a secondary theory of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- left-hand trigger finger
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20021706
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has vacated the decision and remanded three issues: entitlement to an increased disability rating for left-hand trigger finger, entitlement to service connection for hypertension, and entitlement to service connection for an eye condition. The Veteran's claims are now pending for further review.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder osteoarthritis and impingement syndrome, left shoulder osteoarthritis and impingement syndrome, right-hand trigger finger disability, and left-hand trigger finger disability. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of in-service strenuous duties and medical opinions linking these disabilities to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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