The Veteran's left wrist arthritis is rated at 10 percent, and his low back disability prior to September 19, 2016, was also rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's TDIU claim has been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on service-connected conditions or exposure basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1725193
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of various joints, all secondary to his service-connected psoriasis. The appeals are remanded for further development regarding an increased rating for psoriasis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the left wrist is referred to the agency of original jurisdiction. The propriety of reducing his rating from 30 percent to 10 percent for postoperative residuals of carpal tunnel release surgery, left wrist (non-dominant) is remanded due to a lack of an SOC addressing CUE.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his conditions and their relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left wrist injury, including arthritis and a ganglion cyst. The evidence does not support a link between current conditions and active service.
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