The Board finds that the Veteran's current right wrist disability is not related to his service, as there was no chronic residual of a 1968 right hand injury documented during or after service. The evidence does not establish continuity of symptomatology and the medical opinion indicates no causal connection between the in-service injury and the current condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current wrist problems are less likely related to his service due to the lack of documentation of chronic residuals during or after service, and the absence of a showing of continuity of symptomatology. The examiner also noted no causal connection between the in-service injury and the current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1450901
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