The Board granted service connection for multiple orthopedic disabilities related to injuries sustained while wrestling in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is mixed, but resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, the Board finds that service connection is warranted for each of the Veteran's claimed disabilities on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability (cervical strain), left shoulder disability (bicipital tendinitis and subscapularis tendinopathy), low back disability (lumbar strain), rib disability, right elbow disability (olecranon bursitis), left elbow disability (olecranon bursitis), right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right thumb disability, right index finger disability, right long finger disability, right ring finger disability, right little finger disability, left thumb disability, left index finger disability, left long finger disability, left ring finger disability, left little finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055284
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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal conditions of the left and right hands, shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, and foot, but granted service connection for a right knee disability and fibromyalgia. The decision was based on medical evidence that did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hypothyroidism and migraines was dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal. The appeals for right and left wrist disabilities are remanded for further development.
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