The veteran's status post-pyeloplasty obstruction of the right uertero-pelvic junction is rated at 40 percent, and his ganglion cyst of the left wrist remains noncompensably disabling.
The deciding factor: The veteran's urinary frequency with awakening to void five or more times per night meets the criteria for a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7511. The ganglion cyst does not meet the criteria for any compensable evaluation as it does not cause functional impairment that warrants such a rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Status post-pyeloplasty obstruction of the right uertero-pelvic junction, Ganglion cyst of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0520949
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis of the left hand, ganglion cyst of the left wrist, and left wrist disability did not first manifest during service or within a presumptive period, continuity of symptomatology is not established, and there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to service. As such, service connection for these disabilities has been denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and temporary total disability ratings based on surgeries related to his service-connected ganglion cyst of the left wrist have been denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 10% for residuals of a ganglion cyst of the left wrist prior to January 16, 2020.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for a scar due to ganglion cyst of the left wrist was denied. The claims for service connection for lumbar spine disability and chronic pelvic adhesions (which were reopened) and TDIU were also denied.
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