The Board finds that the Veteran's right wrist disability began during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's credible testimony established the onset of his right wrist symptoms in service, which continued to the present day.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1232454
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right wrist disorder.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence being submitted since the previous denial.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right wrist disorder due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses of these conditions.
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