The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected ganglion cysts of the right and left wrists, finding that the current 10% ratings adequately reflect the severity and symptomatology of his disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show ankylosis or other findings warranting a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Ganglion cyst of the right wrist, Ganglion cyst of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639367
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