The Veteran's service-connected left ulna fracture does not result in painful motion or limitation of motion that would warrant a compensable evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no evidence of ankylosis, flail joint, nonunion, malunion, limitation of pronation or supination, and concluded that any pain is due to unrelated bursitis rather than the service-connected fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ulna fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1416755
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