The Board has determined that the veteran's right wrist, hand and forearm conditions are service-connected as they represent a complete grant of the benefit sought on appeal.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not clearly and unmistakably show that the veteran had a pre-existing right wrist condition at service entry or that it was not aggravated by service. The Board therefore granted service connection for his current right wrist, hand, and forearm conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right wrist injury, forearm fusion, degenerative changes in the right wrist, degenerative joint disease of the right hand, post-operative surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0715901
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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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