The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right and left hands are currently rated at 10 percent each, but the evidence does not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hand conditions do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating as they only show noncompensable limitation of motion without ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Hand, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0938298
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right hand, finding that his condition did not meet criteria for higher ratings due to lack of ankylosis or incapacitating exacerbations.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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