The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for the claim of a separate compensable rating for residuals of heat stroke. The left wrist disability is rated at 10 percent, and the Veteran is granted TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim for a separate compensable rating for residuals of heat stroke, leaving only the issues related to the left wrist disability and TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- heat stroke, De Quervain's Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 10, 2016
- Citation
- 1631894
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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