The Board granted service connection for a right hand strain and a scar on the right index finger, both stemming from an injury incurred during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's credible statements and supporting evidence established all three elements of service connection: current disability, in-service incurrence, and nexus.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand strain, scar on the right index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020303
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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