The Veteran's left wrist disability is not due to or the result of any of his service-connected conditions or any other incident of service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence that shows a causal link between the Veteran's left wrist disability and any of his service-connected disabilities or any other incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0906910
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's history of wrist instability and subluxation. The matter will be referred to VA’s Director of Compensation Service for consideration of extraschedular ratings if it is determined that the Veteran's history of instability/subluxation are not contemplated within the rating criteria for evaluating muscle impairment.
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