The Board has denied the claim of secondary service connection for a left hand/wrist disorder as there is no competent medical evidence establishing a link between the current left hand/wrist disorder and the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical nexus linking the current left hand/wrist disorder to the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand/wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1300821
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Related decisions
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine the service connection for a left hand/wrist disorder, including whether it is related to active duty service or overuse of the non-dominant left hand due to right-hand limitations.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current left hand/wrist disorder and therefore, service connection cannot be granted.
- Partly granted
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine did not cause or aggravate his left shoulder, left hand/wrist, and cervical spine disorders. The case was remanded for additional development.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's left hand/wrist disorder and bilateral hearing loss were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for a left hand/wrist disorder is denied, while the claim for bilateral hearing loss is referred to the RO for further adjudication.
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