The March 8, 2007 rating decision granted service connection for right wrist ankylosis and assigned a separate 30% evaluation. The case was later remanded to sever this service connection due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE). Service connection was ultimately severed effective August 1, 2011.
The deciding factor: The March 8, 2007 rating decision incorrectly granted service connection for right wrist ankylosis as a separate condition from the Veteran's pre-existing ulnar nerve damage. The manifestations of the right wrist disability were already included in the original grant of service connection for laceration of the right little finger with ankylosis and ulnar nerve involvement.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist ankylosis, Laceration of right little finger with ankylosis and ulnar nerve involvement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1419480
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an extension of a temporary total rating for convalescence for the Veteran's right wrist disability through December 31, 2017. A 30 percent rating was also granted for right wrist tendonitis prior to April 1, 2020. However, a higher than 30 percent rating for right wrist ankylosis from April 1, 2020 onwards is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error regarding the Veteran's right wrist surgery and post-operative care, as well as discrepancies in X-ray interpretations by VA physicians.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of January 27, 2010 for the grant of a 30 percent evaluation for the service-connected right wrist disability to include ankylosis. The Veteran's claim for service connection for impairment of radial, ulnar and median nerves as secondary to his right wrist condition is denied due to lack of evidence showing neurological impairment prior to April 7, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and for a reconsideration of the Veteran's right wrist ankylosis rating. The TDIU issue is also being referred for extraschedular consideration.
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