The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the left wrist, prior to June 11, 2001, warrant a 20 percent rating based on limitation of pronation.
The deciding factor: Painful motion and crepitation with radial deviation of the wrist supported the grant of a 20 percent rating for that period.
- Claimed conditions
- Fracture of the left wrist, Impairment of ulnar nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0505434
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- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a fracture of the left wrist, finding that March 14, 2003 is the correct date of claim.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's left wrist disability, which is service-connected and involves a fracture, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.
- Denied
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