The Board granted service connection for residuals of a left wrist fracture, finding that the injury occurred during assigned alternate cardio and was documented by an LOD determination.
The deciding factor: The Board found a positive nexus between the in-service injury and the current disability based on the VA examiner's opinion and documentation of an LOD determination.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left wrist fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088316
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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