The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right wrist osteoarthritis and strain are related to an in-service injury, granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran’s right wrist osteoarthritis and strain were incurred in service due to a fall during active duty. The Board found that the reasonable doubt created by this relative equipoise in the evidence must be resolved in favor of the Veteran, granting service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist osteoarthritis, right wrist strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149610
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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