The Board finds that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy of both hands does not warrant a disability rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The objective evidence shows no more than mildly disabling symptoms, with good strength and range of motion testing in both hands.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Hand, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0608453
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 425 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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