The Board found that the veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral wrist disorder is not well grounded and denied it. The effective date request was also denied as there was no evidence submitted within one year of notification.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not provide sufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between his current bilateral wrist disorder and his period of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0009053
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied service connection for an oral disability, claimed as gum disease, and remanded the claims for a bilateral wrist disorder and a bilateral elbow disorder.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions were denied. The claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right ankle disorder and bilateral wrist disorder.
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