The Board has determined that the combined service-connected disability rating is correctly calculated as 50 percent. The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain remains pending.
The deciding factor: The RO provided the correct combined service-connected disability evaluation based on the Combined Ratings Table and applied the bilateral factor appropriately to the wrist disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, chronic synovitis of the left wrist, very slight degenerative changes in the left wrist, chronic synovitis of the right wrist, very slight degenerative arthritis in the right wrist, allergic rhinitis, well healed, tender scar of the left breast with minimal keloid formation, well healed, tender scar of the right breast with minimal keloid formation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0124887
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine pain, allergic rhinitis, and recurrent yeast infections. The claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and left knee pain were remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and lumbar radicopathy, right side, secondary to the lumbosacral strain.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis, including whether there is any nasal obstruction or polyps.
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