The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of a left wrist injury, which was previously denied in March 1984. The Veteran now has medical evidence showing he currently suffers from left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence shows that the Veteran currently has left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1234900
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and initial compensable ratings for left ear hearing loss, left ankle condition, and right knee strain. The claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left wrist injury, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and a left knee condition were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his left wrist injury residuals and determine if his right wrist DJD is related to his service-connected left wrist disability, and providing a medical opinion regarding secondary service connection.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's service-connected extrinsic asthma is rated at 30 percent, and he was granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and a chronic left wrist sprain.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for service connection for right wrist injury residuals was denied. The issues of reopening claims for low back and left wrist disorders, as well as the temporary total rating claim, are pending further review.
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