The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his left wrist condition, finding that his symptoms were manifested by limited range of motion and pain on testing, but no significant arthritic changes.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed limited range of motion and complaints of pain on range of motion testing, without significant arthritic changes.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0432313
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, left wrist condition, right wrist condition, and left knee condition. The Veteran's sleep apnea is also found to be related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left wrist condition as there is no current evidence of such a disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right wrist condition, left wrist condition, and neck condition. The Veteran is already in receipt of the highest disability rating (100%) for his service-connected major depressive disorder.
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