The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic left wrist sprain, chronic right wrist sprain, and lumbosacral strain to obtain additional medical opinions that address the appellant's lay statements about the onset and history of his symptoms.

The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions are inadequate because they do not address the appellant's lay statements about the onset and history of his symptoms, which are generally consistent with other evidence of record.

Claimed conditions

chronic left wrist sprain, chronic right wrist sprain, lumbosacral strain

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 6, 2025

Citation

A25096796

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