The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the right wrist is currently rated at 10 percent and no higher, as there is non-compensable limitation of motion and x-ray evidence of arthritis. The Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher rating based on ankylosis or other diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's range of motion was found to be palmar flexion to 10 degrees and dorsiflexion to 40 degrees, which is within the current 10 percent rating. The evidence does not support a higher rating based on ankylosis or other diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis of the Right Wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1126455
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current traumatic arthritis of the right wrist began during his active military service and is granted service connection for this condition. The issue of entitlement to service connection for degenerative joint disease, generalized, claimed a joint pain due an undiagnosed illness remains pending.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right wrist disability is rated at 20 percent, the highest available under Diagnostic Code 5010 for traumatic arthritis. The claim for a higher evaluation is denied as there are no criteria met for a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right wrist disability is rated at 20 percent, the highest schedular evaluation for arthritis of the major upper extremity. The appeal is denied as the evidence does not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the evidence does not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for traumatic arthritis of the right wrist status post scaphoid fracture.
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