The Board granted a temporary increased evaluation of 100 percent for the veteran's right wrist disorder due to surgery, and subsequently returned it to a schedular 10 percent rating. The Board found that the veteran's right wrist disability warranted an additional 20 percent rating based on functional loss and pain.
The deciding factor: The Board applied the DeLuca criteria and considered the veteran's complaints of increased pain and functional loss during flare-ups, finding sufficient evidence to grant a higher rating under DC 5213.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0005012
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