The Board has determined that the veteran's right wrist disability warrants a 20 percent evaluation, reflecting limitation of motion with pain on use.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows significant functional impairment due to pain and limited range of motion in the right wrist, which more closely approximates the criteria for a 20 percent rating than the currently assigned 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist fracture with degenerative joint disease, Mild scapho-lunate arthritis, Radial lunate arthritis, Radial scaphoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0215219
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