The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for ankylosis of the left wrist and has reopened the claim for service connection for duodenal ulcer, finding that new evidence supports reopening the claim. The veteran is currently rated at 20 percent for his left wrist disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the veteran's left wrist was fixed in a neutral position with ankylosis and ulnar deviation, meeting one of the criteria for a 40 percent rating under DC 5214. The Board also found new evidence sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for duodenal ulcer.
- Claimed conditions
- ankylosis of left wrist, duodenal ulcer (claimed)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0817741
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What this means for you
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