The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right radial head fracture have been rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his current symptoms.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed no significant functional impairment beyond what is contemplated by the current 10 percent rating for the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right radial head fracture, Right arm nerve damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1416874
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