The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right wrist, finding that his symptoms are analogous to ankylosis in a favorable position. The arthritis of the right wrist is rated at 10 percent and not higher.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's residual wrist disability was productive of symptomatology analogous to ankylosis of the wrist in a favorable position, warranting a 30% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5214. The arthritis did not meet criteria for separate evaluations as it is already rated at 10%.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right wrist, arthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0501823
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for arthritis of the left wrist and denied it for the right wrist.
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