The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the post-operative residuals of fusion of the right wrist with traumatic arthritis, finding that the veteran's impairment is equivalent to favorable ankylosis of the major wrist.
The deciding factor: The clinical findings and DeLuca v. Brown considerations indicate that the veteran's impairment is equivalent to favorable ankylosis of the right wrist.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of fusion of the right wrist, traumatic arthritis, right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0121111
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- 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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