The Board granted service connection for right wrist strain, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether the condition resulted from active duty service.
The deciding factor: Given the conflicting medical opinions and the Veteran's lay statements supporting an active duty onset of symptoms, the Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108269
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 719 · Granted: 54% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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