The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right wrist disabilities, as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within one year of separation, continuity of symptomatology, or a nexus between the current disabilities and an in-service injury.

The deciding factor: The December 2022 VA medical opinions found that the Veteran's wrist conditions were less likely than not related to his military service due to the lack of evidence of treatment or diagnosis during service and the long gap between any potential in-service incident and the current diagnoses.

Claimed conditions

left wrist disability, right wrist disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 3, 2025

Citation

A25009483

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