The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the right and left wrists were denied. The right wrist was rated at 10 percent, while the left wrist was rated based on unfavorable ankylosis with ulnar deviation.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's symptoms warranted a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the right wrist, post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1624999
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