The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of a right wrist injury, finding that the condition is related to an in-service motorcycle accident.
The deciding factor: The VA physician's September 1995 opinion provided evidence of current disability and a causal link between the veteran's active service and his right wrist injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0216782
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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