The appeal was partially denied, with service connection for a bilateral wrist disorder being denied and an increased rating for the lumbar spine disability granted effective March 17, 2008.
The deciding factor: The lack of current evidence supporting a diagnosis of a bilateral wrist disorder and the change in severity of the lumbar spine disability were key factors in the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0909003
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (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 0909003.
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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 the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hip disorders due to a lack of current diagnoses in the medical records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an oral disability, claimed as gum disease, and remanded the claims for a bilateral wrist disorder and a bilateral elbow disorder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral wrist and bilateral elbow disorder as there is no current disability.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions were denied. The claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease was remanded.
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