The Board granted service connection for triangular fibrocartilaginous complex injury with fusion, SLAC, and osteoarthritis of the right wrist, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The January 2022 VA examiner's positive nexus opinion, supported by statements from fellow servicemembers, outweighed the February 2023 VA examiner's negative opinion due to lack of in-service documentation and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- triangular fibrocartilaginous complex injury with fusion, SLAC (likely referring to Superior Lateral Collateral Ligament), osteoarthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090281
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Decisions by this judge: 713 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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