The Veteran's left wrist disability, which is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion or ankylosis. The Board finds that the current evaluation adequately reflects the severity of his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports do not show additional functional loss due to pain, weakness, fatigue, or incoordination during flare-ups, and there is no evidence of ankylosis or unfavorable ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist arthralgia, left wrist ganglion cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1700689
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