The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hand and forearm disorder, as well as his right wrist scar, were incurred in service. The Veteran is therefore granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The August 2010 VA examination confirmed a healed fracture of the right fifth metacarpal from an in-service injury, supporting the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand/Forearm Disorder, Right Wrist Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1445166
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