The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the right forearm with incomplete paralysis of the median nerve are rated at 40 percent since December 9, 2008. Separate evaluations for painful scars associated with the wounds have been granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's severe carpal tunnel syndrome and permanent deficits in the right hand meet the criteria for a 40 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8515 (median nerve paralysis).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a through-and-through right forearm gunshot wound, right forearm and wrist exit scars, median nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1046556
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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