The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right wrist disability and has determined that there is sufficient evidence to establish that his preexisting condition was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: Service aggravation of the Veteran's preexisting right wrist avascular necrosis has been established based on an increase in severity during service as evidenced by changes in x-ray findings, comments from a physician, and the Veteran's own report of increased pain levels.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2016
- Citation
- 1624610
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