The Veteran's left wrist carpal instability/strain with arthritis and chronic right wrist sprain are rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board denied a higher rating, finding no ankylosis.,The Veteran seeks service connection for ventral hernia status post umbilical hernia repair. The VA examiner opined that the condition is less likely caused by service, but this opinion was inadequate due to lack of consideration of lay evidence.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion did not consider the continuity of symptoms from service and subsequent diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist carpal instability/strain with arthritis, chronic right wrist sprain with arthritis, ventral hernia status post umbilical hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077386
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