The Board found no evidence of a left wrist injury during service and concluded that the Veteran's current left wrist condition is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service injury or chronic disability noted, and the medical evidence does not support a link between the current condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist arthritis, left wrist tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1428280
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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 Board has granted service connection for left and right wrist tenosynovitis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were caused by her military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left wrist arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome, finding that these conditions are related to his service-connected right wrist disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran will be provided with notice of his right to a hearing before the VA.
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