The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of bilateral fractured distal radius open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), including bilateral wrist arthritis or median nerve neuropathy, due to a lack of evidence showing that VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault caused these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence to support the claim that VA's care during the ORIF procedure was careless, negligent, lacked proper skill, or resulted in an unforeseeable event causing the Veteran's current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral wrist arthritis, median nerve neuropathy (carpal tunnel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23065499
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bilateral wrist disability began during service or is otherwise related to his military service, and therefore grants service connection for a bilateral wrist disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral wrist arthritis is denied as there is no diagnosed wrist arthritis during the appeal period.,The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 50 percent prior to December 21, 2015 and increased to 70 percent beginning from that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided one issue on appeal and remanded the remaining issues for further development. Additional development is necessary, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence that needs to be reviewed and considered by the AOJ.
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