The Board has granted a higher rating of 70% for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right hand, finding that the evidence shows complete paralysis of the dominant hand.
The deciding factor: The medical findings reported in September 2007 meet the criteria for complete paralysis as defined by Diagnostic Code 8515.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2009
- Citation
- 0949092
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been voluntarily withdrawn, and thus the issue is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA medical opinion to determine if any of the veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death.
- Denied
The veteran's death was not caused by his own willful misconduct, and he had a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for 10 years prior to his death. However, the claim is denied as there is no actual entitlement to compensation at a total disability rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his service-connected right hand disability did not cause or contribute to his death due to hypertension.
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