The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a right wrist disability due to new and material evidence. The Board also granted service connection for the right wrist disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found the new medical opinions provided since the last denial supported the Veteran's claim of a current right wrist disability being related to his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004793
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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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right wrist disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service or any presumptive conditions.
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