Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to May 7, 2021, for service connection for right hand long finger, index finger, and thumb disabilities.
The deciding factor: The record did not reasonably raise a claim for service connection for right long finger, index finger, and thumb in August 1996 or December 2020, and the Veteran did not file an Intent to File (ITF) prior to May 7, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand, long finger limitation of motion, right hand, index finger limitation of motion, right hand, thumb limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090048
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