The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right wrist scar does not warrant a compensable disability rating under either the old or new VA Rating Schedule criteria. The veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation for his right shoulder impingement syndrome with resection of the distal clavicle remains denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not provide objective findings supporting a higher rating based on instability, painful motion, weakened movement, or functional loss due to pain. The veteran's service-connected right wrist scar is currently rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Codes 7803, 7804, and 7805.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Impingement Syndrome with Resection of Distal Clavicle, Right Wrist Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0424963
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