The Board found that the veteran's additional disabilities of the left wrist and neck and back were not caused by VA surgical treatment, as there was no evidence showing that the surgeries resulted in any additional disability.
The deciding factor: VA surgery did not cause the veteran's additional disabilities; rather, they were due to pre-existing conditions or other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist pain, Neck and arm paresthesias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0600392
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Decisions by this judge: 2,435 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0600392.
What this means for you
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right wrist pain, left wrist pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, and a traumatic brain injury as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left wrist pain, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to an in-service injury and granting the benefit of doubt.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's joint disabilities, specifically right knee pain, elbow pain, shoulder pain, plantar fasciitis, and left wrist pain. The VA examiner was asked to provide opinions on whether these conditions are related to service or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication due to inconsistencies in the VA examinations and the need for clarification of the Veteran's assertions regarding joint pain beginning in service.
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