Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion to assess any left hand disability that may be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left long and ring finger disabilities.
The deciding factor: The record shows inconsistencies in the Veteran's documented range-of-motion testing results and requires additional evidence regarding whether his left hand disability is secondary to his service-connected left long and ring finger disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic degenerative joint disease of the left ring finger, status post amputation involving the distal phalanx, Traumatic degenerative joint disease of the left long finger, status post partial amputation, Left hand disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25003796
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