The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's right-shoulder condition and remanded claims for service connection for right-hand and left-hand conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder flexion and abduction were limited, but not to a degree that would warrant a higher rating. The Board found no evidence supporting service connection for the bilateral hand conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left-hand condition, right-hand condition, right-shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099263
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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