Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hand conditions to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset of symptoms during service.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA medical opinion did not adequately address the Veteran's lay statements, leading to a lack of substantial compliance with the Board's remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand condition, right hand condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25002564
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