The Board has granted service connection for a right wrist disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral foot disorders.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right wrist disorder is found to be at least as likely as not related to combat during active duty in Vietnam, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist disorder (bullet fragment from gunshot wound), bilateral foot disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23018026
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral foot disorders, including pes planus and metatarsalgia, are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are caused or aggravated by her service-connected left knee disorder.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals for rating increases and service connection due to the Veteran's death.
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