The veteran's right hand disability has been rated as 50 percent disabling based on incomplete paralysis of the median nerve. The rating is granted.,The veteran's right ankle disability was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a greater than 20 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right hand disability has been rated as 50 percent disabling based on incomplete paralysis of the median nerve, which is more severe than the currently assigned 30 percent rating.,The veteran's right ankle disability did not meet the criteria for a greater than 20 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Low Back, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hips, Residuals of a Right Knee Injury, Residuals of a Right Hand Crush Injury, Residuals of a Right Ankle Injury, Temporary Total Disability Evaluation for Convalescence (August 10, 1999 - October 7, 1999), Total Rating for Compensation Purposes Based on Individual Unemployability (unknown)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0203196
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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