The Veteran's motion for revision of a January 1999 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) with respect to the denial of service connection for a right wrist disability was denied. The initial rating of 30 percent for a jaw condition from October 1, 1997 to August 3, 2023 is granted, but higher ratings are not warranted.
The deciding factor: The January 1999 decision did not establish a current disability of the right wrist due to lack of evidence of underlying pathology. The AOJ found that pain alone was insufficient for service connection without an identifiable condition or diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist condition, Jaw condition (TMD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26011245
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both the right and left wrist conditions, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's temporary total rating for convalescence following his February 2020 ulnar nerve surgery is granted due to the need for at least one month of post-operative convalescence.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right wrist condition as secondary to his service-connected left wrist condition, finding that there is at least as likely as not that the right wrist condition is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected left wrist condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right wrist condition and for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support the Veteran's assertions of current disabilities or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
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