The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left wrist disability is at least as likely as not related to an injury sustained during military service, including a fracture in basic training.
The deciding factor: A VA C&P examiner concluded it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran injured his left wrist while in service and this led to his current condition of traumatic arthritis with surgical decompression of nerves.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1021037
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for cervical strain from October 1, 2024, and denied compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, scars on both knees, upper extremity radiculopathies, and service connection for wrist disorders.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being submitted since the previous denial.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded several claims for further development and readjudication, including service connection for OSA and hypertension, as well as increased ratings for right wrist sprain, MDD, tension headaches, and other musculoskeletal conditions.
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