The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's disability rating from 40% to noncompensable was improper and restored his original 40% rating. The Veteran's right elbow disability is currently rated at 40% under Diagnostic Code 8516 for paralysis of the ulnar nerve.
The deciding factor: The reduction in rating violated due process, so the previous rating of 40% was restored.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ulnar nerve neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1549256
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