The Board denied service connection for dequervain's syndrome, finding no evidence of its onset during or related to service. The right wrist condition and associated scar were granted a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's dequervain's syndrome was not related to his in-service surgery due to lack of continuity of symptoms and absence of medical evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- dequervain's syndrome, ganglion cyst
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2026
- Citation
- A26026646
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