The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right wrist fracture, back and/or neck injuries, and a right arm injury. The Veteran's claims were not supported by competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right wrist fracture, residuals of back and neck injuries, residuals of right arm injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1022126
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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: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance, which grants entitlement to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance. The issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation at a housebound rate is moot due to the grant of aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the service-connected left great toe fracture and granted service connection for residuals of right and left wrist fractures as secondary to the service-connected left great toe. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a groin disability was remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of right wrist fracture were incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with effective dates ranging from March 16, 2001 to January 4, 2008. The conditions were related to his military service and the VA has assigned full ratings (100%) for all granted issues.
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