The Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for left wrist fracture with a history of tendonitis was dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an effective date prior to January 23, 2012 for the award of service connection for right wrist sprain with tenosynovitis is denied.,The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for right wrist sprain with tenosynovitis.
The deciding factor: The September 27, 2022 decision by the Board denied the Veteran's appeal of his claim for an increased disability evaluation for left wrist fracture with a history of tendonitis.,The effective date for the award of service connection for right wrist sprain with tenosynovitis was fixed at January 23, 2012 as it is the earliest possible date that a claim was received by VA.,VA examinations in November 2012, January 2020, and February 2022 were inadequate for determining when an increase in disability occurred.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist fracture with a history of tendonitis, right wrist sprain with tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064458
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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