The Board found that a timely substantive appeal was not perfected from the May 8, 1997 rating decision which recharacterized the veteran's service-connected right upper extremity disorder as right (minor) hand and wrist injury residuals including Muscle Group VII injury evaluated as 30 percent disabling. The issue of entitlement to an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected right hand and wrist disability is referred back to the RO.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not perfect a timely substantive appeal from the May 8, 1997 rating decision which recharacterized his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0032074
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