The VA determined that the appellant's traumatic arthritis, left elbow, status post dislocation with limitation of motion is currently rated as 10 percent disabling and does not warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The disability has been evaluated based on the criteria for traumatic arthritis due to trauma (DC 5010) and limitation of extension of the forearm (DC 5207), which results in a 10% evaluation. The appellant's range of motion is limited to 20 degrees of extension, which does not meet the criteria for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis, left elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1002978
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