The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the right wrist and granted a noncompensable rating for right knee internal derangement. The propriety of recoupment of special separation benefits was also addressed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right wrist condition, to include arthritis, did not have onset during service or manifest within one year following separation from service, and there is no evidence linking the current disability to service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1030312
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the issues of service connection for various conditions, including arthritis and Raynaud's syndrome, to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and bilateral retinopathy as secondary to hypertension pursuant to the PACT Act, while remanding other claims for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right wrist disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the right wrist and no nexus between the current condition and service. The claim for a left wrist disability was remanded due to a lack of notification regarding a scheduled examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for arthritis of the left wrist and denied it for the right wrist.
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