The veteran's service-connected residuals of a left wrist fracture are manifested by weakness and some limitation of motion, warranting a compensable evaluation. The other issues have been granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the left wrist fracture was established based on direct evidence of injury during service, with current manifestations of disability secondary to pain, fatigue, weakness, and lack of endurance.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist fracture, Residuals of a broken leg, Right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0410848
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,613 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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