The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of left hand injury, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his in-service injury. The most probative evidence indicated that the Veteran's dupuytren's contracture is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the Veteran's current dupuytren's contracture to his in-service left hand injury, and noted that the condition can occur independently of trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left hand injury, dupuytren's contracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20059783
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hand injury is related to his active-duty service and grants service connection for residuals of a left hand injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus and TDIU is remanded due to inadequate examination in the initial decision. The Veteran has reported diabetic complications such as neuropathy and dupuytren's contracture.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient response to previous remand instructions regarding service connection for residuals of left hand injury.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for dupuytren's contracture, right hand and left hand, as well as s/p orchiectomy of the left testicle, were denied. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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