The evidence does not establish that the veteran's current right wrist disorder with scar on forearm is related to service, and thus his claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical nexus between the veteran's current right wrist disorder with right forearm scar and active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right wrist injury, scar on right forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0300826
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