The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral wrist disorder is service-connected, resolving all reasonable doubt in her favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current diagnosis of a bilateral wrist disorder and a link to military service, with medical opinions supporting this connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0634673
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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