The Veteran's left wrist disability, manifested by pain and limitation of motion, is currently evaluated at a 20 percent rating. The Board finds that the evidence does not support an increase in this evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical findings do not demonstrate ankylosis or other conditions that would warrant a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist injury, ganglion cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1119268
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