Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a laceration to the left forearm, as additional evidence has been received since the last decision and an adequate VA examination addressing whether the condition was aggravated by service is needed.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran's statement regarding never receiving notification about the March 2024 examination to be credible, and both previous opinions were inadequate because they did not address the fact that the Veteran injured his left forearm prior to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, laceration left forearm, with fractured distal ulna with dorsal branch ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090658
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