The Veteran's service-connected right elbow condition is found to be the proximate cause of his painful right wrist motion. Service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The March 2016 VA examination concluded that the Veteran’s painful right wrist motion is more likely than not related to his service-connected right elbow condition, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- painful right wrist motion, arthritis of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19178222
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence, including an examination to determine if the Veteran's current left shoulder arthritis is related to his active service.
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