The Board has granted a disability rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's right upper extremity disability, effective from March 30, 2009 to September 29, 2014. The appeal is denied for earlier effective dates for service connection.
The deciding factor: The September 2014 VA examination provided a comprehensive description of the severity of the Veteran's right upper extremity disability, including paralysis and pain in multiple nerves.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Upper Extremity Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1549651
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran's testimony raises a claim for service connection of a right upper extremity disability as secondary to his service-connected right hand strain. The case is being remanded to obtain updated VA examinations and opinions regarding the nature, severity, and etiology of both the right hand strain and any related right upper extremity disabilities.
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