The Board has granted service connection for a right ring finger disorder and remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for a right pinky disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current right ring finger disorder is related to his military service, as evidenced by the August 2022 VA examination report concluding that it was at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ring finger disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26033942
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various right hand and finger disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right ring finger disorder is caused by or resulted from his service-connected residuals of a right wrist fracture and traumatic arthritis.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal is denied as the evidence does not support higher ratings for his thoracic disability, coccydynia, right knee chondromalacia patella, right wrist CTS, left wrist CTS, and related fingers. Service connection was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an examination to determine if the Veteran has current right ring and middle finger disorders related to his military service. The initial evaluation for bilateral hearing loss remains 10 percent.
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