The Board denied service connection for residuals of right hand injury as the evidence did not support a finding that the current condition began during active service or was related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions were consistent with the service treatment records and post-service medical records, concluding that the Veteran's symptoms are more likely associated with cervical radiculopathy rather than his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right hand injury, superficial laceration of the distal middle finger, ulnar nerve compression and radiculopathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22052384
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the motion for revision, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, of the October 28, 2016, Rating Decision, which denied service connection for residuals of right hand injury.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right hand injury, including carpal boss and neuritis. The decision is based on a finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current disability resulted from his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of right hand injury and left hand disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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