The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a left wrist scaphoid fracture and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine have been rated at 10 percent each, effective from the date of the initial grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: Both conditions are rated based on their respective diagnostic codes for musculoskeletal disabilities due to their compensable limitation of motion without additional functional loss or other factors impacting disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist scaphoid fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1242561
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