Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right hand disability, claimed as trigger finger of the long finger, secondary to Type II diabetes mellitus, for further development and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The February 2020 medical opinion did not adequately evaluate the Veteran's diabetes in terms of but-for causation and did not address the aggravation aspect of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- trigger finger of the long finger
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091039
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