The Board granted service connection for a chronic right wrist sprain, finding that the condition was incurred in or caused by an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion supported the link between the Veteran's current right wrist sprain and the in-service injury sustained while playing football.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right wrist sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032490
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, left shoulder bicipital tendon tear, hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The claims for increased ratings for lumbar spondylosis with facet arthropathy and lumbosacral strain, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, left and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (to include iliotibial band syndrome), and chronic right wrist sprain were denied. The Board also granted an effective date of July 7, 2023 for the award of increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome and bilateral chronic wrist strain to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and chronic fatigue syndrome, granted service connection for a chronic right wrist sprain, and assigned a 10 percent rating for a left knee scar. The remaining issues were remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his entire appeal, and the Board dismissed all related issues.
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