The Veteran's right wrist surgical scar is rated at 10 percent, but the issue of a higher rating for avascular necrosis remains pending as it was not fully evaluated in the current decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found ankylosis in the right wrist which precludes any motion and thus does not warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7805. However, the Veteran reported pain that prevented sleep and limited his ability to move his hand, warranting a 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist surgical scar, Right wrist avascular necrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18124159
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete documentation of the examiner's CV, which was not sent to the Veteran and his representative as instructed.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right wrist disability and has determined that there is sufficient evidence to establish that his preexisting condition was aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right wrist disability and surgical scar were evaluated, with the right wrist disability rated at 10% and the surgical scar not warranting a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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