The Veteran's left wrist injury and fractured mandible are granted service connection, with the Board finding in favor of a grant for the left wrist condition. The case is remanded for further development regarding the rating for the mandible fracture.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current left wrist condition is related to service, granting service connection based on the benefit of doubt rule.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist injury, fractured mandible
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161434
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left wrist injury, finding that it had its onset during service and is recurrent. The decision also acknowledges the Veteran's statements and testimony as credible evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's condition was rated at 40% effective April 17, 2013. Prior to that date, the rating remained at 30%. The Board found no evidence of a limitation in interincisal range of motion to less than 10 millimeters with dietary restrictions to all mechanically altered foods.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for compensation purposes, finding that there was no loss of substance of the maxilla or mandible due to an in-service injury and that the primary cause of his missing teeth was active periodontal disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left wrist injury is related to service.
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