The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right wrist disability, including pain and a condition affecting his thumb, is related to an injury he sustained during active military service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's current right wrist disability was incurred during his active military service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist pain, right hand condition, right thumb injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24078150
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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