The Veteran's right wrist disorder is service-connected, but his left wrist fracture prior to August 29, 2008 does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating. Beginning August 29, 2008, the Veteran's left wrist fracture does not warrant a disability rating greater than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's current right wrist disorder is related to his military service and therefore denied service connection for this condition. For the left wrist fracture, the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to August 29, 2008 or greater than 10 percent thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Wrist Disorder, Left Wrist Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1019263
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What this means for you
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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: Partly granted
The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, and denied service connection for various other disorders.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD, arthritis of the spine, a right wrist disorder, and a right foot disorder due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's OSA is granted as service-connected. The reduction in the rating for his right wrist disorder from 30 percent to 10 percent effective March 1, 2019 was denied.
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