The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right elbow/wrist condition due to the grant of service connection for right upper extremity neuropathy with cubital tunnel syndrome. The issues of increased ratings for various fingers remain before the Board.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was granted service connection for his right hand conditions, including right upper extremity neuropathy with cubital tunnel syndrome, which constitutes a full grant of benefits sought and thus no longer before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity condition (claimed as right elbow/wrist condition), right thumb impairment, right index finger impairment, right long finger impairment, right ring finger impairment, right little finger impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004772
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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