The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right wrist condition due to lack of evidence supporting an in-service injury or current disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of an in-service right wrist injury and noted that any such injury would likely have shown symptoms over 25 years without treatment, which was not the case here.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23001854
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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