The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen her claim of service connection for a right wrist disability and has determined that she is entitled to service connection based on direct evidence showing an in-service injury and current condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient competent and credible evidence linking the Veteran's current right wrist disability, including De Quervain's tenosynovitis and chronic right wrist tendonitis, to her active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis, chronic right wrist tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149621
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a new medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left wrist disability. The AOJ must ensure that the requested medical opinion complies with the terms of this remand.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further clarification on the nature and cause of the Veteran's current left wrist disabilities, including whether they are related to service or aggravated by a fall injury during active duty. The examiner is asked to provide opinions regarding these issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a sleep disorder, including obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for a left wrist disability, including De Quervain's tenosynovitis. The Veteran is required to provide additional evidence or information regarding his claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted service connection for a retained metallic fragment in his left wrist, but denied service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome and De Quervain's tenosynovitis as secondary to the service-connected scar. The case is remanded for further development regarding entitlement to TDIU benefits.
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