The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals, right wrist fracture. The Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated by active service, warranting service connection.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show that the Veteran's right wrist injury during service was service-aggravated, leading to permanent aggravation of his current diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, right wrist fracture, marked degenerative changes of the radiocarpal joint, deformed scaphoid bone, migration of the capitate bone, mid carpal arthritis, closed fracture of the navicular bone
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070493
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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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating issues, resulting in the dismissal of the entire appeal.
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