The veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for residual scarring on the left wrist, but denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected orthopedic manifestations of a left wrist disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left wrist disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes; however, he was granted a separate 10 percent rating for residual scarring on the left wrist due to its tenderness and pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a left wrist fracture, Left wrist scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0815262
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,642 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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