The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right wrist is currently evaluated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this evaluation is not warranted for an increase.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran's right wrist disability results in any ankylosis, which would warrant a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5214. The current evaluation of 10 percent adequately reflects the Veteran's symptoms and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1433744
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The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right wrist is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is appropriate based on the current functional impairment.
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