Dismissed
The appeal seeking an earlier effective date than June 30, 2016, for an award of service connection and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for right thumb limitation of motion, status-post laceration, is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the appeal must be dismissed as a matter of law due to duplication with another docketed appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right thumb limitation of motion, status-post laceration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093213
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