The Board granted service connection for a left-hand disability and remanded the claim for a psychiatric disability due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's in-service left hand injury and his current left-hand disability, while further medical evaluation is needed for the psychiatric disability claim.
- Claimed conditions
- 4th metacarpal fracture residuals left hand, psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055709
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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