The Veteran's left wrist disability was not shown to be ankylosed, and her C-section scar is painful but not unstable or keloid. The Board denied the claims for increased evaluations as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left wrist had normal range of motion with no additional limitation due to pain, fatigue, weakness, lack of endurance, or incoordination. Her C-section scar was painful but not unstable or keloid, and there was no evidence of functional impairment beyond the current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- DeQuervain's tenosynovitis of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1631330
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- Denied
The VA denied an increased rating for DeQuervain's tenosynovitis of the left wrist, currently rated at 10 percent.
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- Denied
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