The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left wrist disability, finding that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim. The Board also found that there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service injury and his current left wrist disability.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record supports a nexus between the Veteran's in-service injury and his current left wrist disability, including the opinion of a treating provider who concluded that the in-service injury was likely the cause of the Veteran’s current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065507
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal conditions of the left and right hands, shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, and foot, but granted service connection for a right knee disability and fibromyalgia. The decision was based on medical evidence that did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hypothyroidism and migraines was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal. The appeals for right and left wrist disabilities are remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
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