The veteran's right shoulder disability is rated at 10% and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The veteran's right wrist disability is rated at 10% and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The veteran's right elbow disability is rated as noncompensable (0%) and does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the veteran's conditions met the criteria for increased ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxious and Depressed Mood, Right Shoulder Bursitis and Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Wrist, Mild Peritendinitis Carcarea of the Right Elbow
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0733254
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including diabetes, stroke, and vision problems, have prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment from July 1, 2019, to February 16, 2022.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education, training, and work history.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right wrist disability is rated at 30 percent since November 18, 2020. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating as there is no ankylosis of the dominant wrist in any other position except favorable.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right wrist is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate based on the current functional impairment.
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