The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left hand injury was denied, but the claim for service connection of GERD was sent back for further review.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's disability does not warrant a compensable rating under any diagnostic code and remanded the GERD issue due to inadequate medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left 5th metacarpal fracture with posttraumatic arthritis, epigastric pain, diagnosed as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005204
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 915 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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