The Board has determined that the Veteran's right upper and lower extremity impairments, as secondary to a cerebrovascular accident, do not warrant ratings in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not indicate severe muscle impairment in Muscle Group IV or XV, which are required for a rating in excess of 20 percent under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity impairment, Right lower extremity impairment
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1721350
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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