The Board has granted a 50 percent evaluation for traumatic arthritis of the right wrist as a residual of an injury, effective from the date of this decision. The other issues remain unresolved.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and medical records supported the need for a higher evaluation based on the veteran's current symptoms and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the left hip, residuals of recurrent dislocation, Traumatic arthritis of the right hand, Traumatic arthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0306967
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,514 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right wrist arthritis and scar have been continuously rated at 10 percent since the appellate period began, with no higher ratings granted.,There is currently no evidence of ankylosis in the right wrist, which would allow for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5214.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the right hand is attributable to an injury during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right wrist disability does not warrant an extraschedular evaluation, as the symptoms are adequately addressed by the current rating schedule.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to determine if referral for an extraschedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b) is warranted for the Veteran's service-connected right wrist arthritis based on its impact on his disability picture and whether it renders the current schedular rating inadequate.
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