The Veteran's right wrist and right elbow disabilities are found to be related to service. The neck and back disabilities, as well as the right hip disability (secondary to a back disability), are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not provide sufficient nexus opinions regarding the claimed conditions without relying on the absence of evidence or other unsupported assumptions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist disability, Right elbow disability, Neck disability, Back disability, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22035397
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right elbow disability and a nasal disability, finding that there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease resulting in these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a back disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a back disability due to incomplete service records and failure to consider all available evidence, including in-service treatment records from F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
- Dismissed
Your appeal of the March 28, 2025 rating decision that deferred adjudication of your right hip disability claim has been dismissed.
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