The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a well-grounded claim for service connection of residuals of a left wrist injury, as there is no medical evidence showing current disability related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing the veteran currently suffers from any disability due to a left wrist injury incurred or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0006748
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion on whether the Veteran's back disability is secondary to his service-connected pes planus and whether his current thoracolumbar spine disability began during active service or is related to his period of active service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal, including the reopening of multiple service connection claims. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for residuals of a left wrist injury due to new and relevant evidence received since the July 2017 decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left wrist injury is granted as the evidence shows that his condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service. The Board finds that he incurred this disability in service.
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