The Veteran's service-connected impairment of digital nerves, residuals of surgery to the right wrist, is rated at 20 percent. The arthritis and CTS of the right wrist are also service connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran has sensory impairment in the digital nerves, radial to the right thumb with normal thumb and hand function, warranting a 20 percent rating for mild incomplete paralysis of the hand under Diagnostic Code 8512.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right wrist, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) of the right wrist, limitation of motion of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1000756
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the issues of service connection for various conditions, including arthritis and Raynaud's syndrome, to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and bilateral retinopathy as secondary to hypertension pursuant to the PACT Act, while remanding other claims for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right wrist disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the right wrist and no nexus between the current condition and service. The claim for a left wrist disability was remanded due to a lack of notification regarding a scheduled examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for arthritis of the left wrist and denied it for the right wrist.
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