The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hand numbness, right wrist ganglion cyst, and right wrist scapholunate dissociation as secondary to his service-connected fracture of the third, fourth, and fifth fingers. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners concluded that there is no causal relationship between the Veteran's current right hand numbness, right wrist ganglion cyst, or right wrist scapholunate dissociation and his service-connected fracture of the third, fourth, and fifth fingers.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand numbness, right wrist ganglion cyst, right wrist scapholunate dissociation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072048
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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