The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being submitted since the previous denial.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statement detailing his in-service use of pneumatic and power tools, which caused Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), is considered new and relevant evidence. The VA examinations are inadequate as they did not address whether the Veteran's symptoms represent a functional impairment of earning capacity.

Claimed conditions

Left hand index finger disorder, Little finger disorder (left), Long finger disorder (left), Ring finger disorder (left), Thumb disorder (left), Right hand index finger disorder, Little finger disorder (right), Long finger disorder (right), Ring finger disorder (right), Thumb disorder (right), Left wrist disorder, Right wrist disorder, Tension headaches, Acute ethmoid sinusitis

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 5, 2025

Citation

A25104999

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