The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a compensable degree of limitation of motion in his thumb, index, or long fingers, and no ankylosis. Therefore, compensable ratings for right hand numbness and left hand numbness are denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any compensable degree of impairment due to the Veteran's hand disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand numbness, Left hand numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20021844
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left hand numbness and obstructive sleep apnea disabilities, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were present during his active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and right hand numbness require additional development due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction, and readjudicated the claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right hand numbness based on new evidence. The remaining claims were remanded.
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