The Board has determined that the veteran's current right wrist disabilities are not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that current right wrist disabilities had their onset during service or are related to any incident of service, given the lack of continuity of symptomatology and the absence of a medical opinion linking the current conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right wrist sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0610606
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with her education and experience prior to July 31, 2009.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no current residuals of a right wrist sprain and denied the claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities or residuals from injuries sustained during his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing service medical records and outstanding VA outpatient medical records.
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