The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of excision of a ganglion cyst warrant a 20 percent rating, reflecting significant functional impairment including loss of sensation and diminished motor power.
The deciding factor: The veteran's residual symptoms, including persistent numbness and weakness in his left hand, were found to be consistent with the service-connected condition of a ganglion cyst removal. The Board considered these findings under Diagnostic Code 8512 for peripheral nerve injuries affecting intrinsic muscles of the hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent ganglion cyst, Nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0013972
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