The Board has determined that the veteran's left wrist disorder, which includes traumatic arthritis and Kienbock's disease, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows significant limitation of motion but no evidence of ankylosis or other conditions that would justify a higher evaluation under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist disorder, traumatic arthritis, Kienbock's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0032916
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left wrist disorders due to a duty to assist error in failing to provide notice of a hearing.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left wrist disorder and its relationship to service, including his right hand fracture.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tinnitus, low back disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete or inaccurate factual premises in previous opinions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for service-connected right ankle with traumatic arthritis (claimed as right ankle instability). The Board dismissed the appeal.
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