The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have RSD and his right ulnar nerve disability is currently rated as moderate incomplete paralysis, which does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence to support a diagnosis of RSD. The Veteran's current symptoms are better explained by peripheral neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Right ulnar and lateral cutaneous nerve neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1735476
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