The Board remands the claims for higher initial ratings for a left middle finger disability with arthritis and arthritis of the right hand due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The April 2017 VA examination is found to be inadequate as it failed to comply with the requirements of Correia or Sharp, and therefore a remand is required to obtain an adequate medical examination and retrospective opinion regarding what, if any, additional loss the appellant experiences during flare-ups or after repeated use over time for his left middle finger disability and arthritis of the right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- left middle finger disability with arthritis, arthritis of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100218
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