The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right scaphoid fracture residuals was denied, and the effective date of a 10 percent disability rating assigned in July 2006 is also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year prior to the claim for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right scaphoid fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1214903
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