Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine if the Veteran's right 5th finger disorders are related to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination opinion which indicated no in-service report regarding the Veteran's finger is inaccurate, and a pre-decisional duty to assist error must be corrected on remand.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic arthritis of the 5th finger of the right hand with ulnar deviation to 45 degrees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092197
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