The Board has granted service connection for right hand focal dystonia but denied service connection for residuals of a broken right arm. The Veteran's claim for right hand focal dystonia is reopened and the condition is found to be related to her active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran had right hand focal dystonia during service, which was likely caused by repetitive carrying of heavy loads up to 100 pounds. The examiner's opinion supported this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand focal dystonia, residuals of broken right arm
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20078477
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