The veteran's service-connected right wrist disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his current functional impairment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right wrist disability has been shown to result in limitation of motion with pain but no ankylosis or other severe impairment. The current 10 percent rating adequately compensates for his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0215292
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