The Veteran's wrist disabilities have been evaluated as non-compensable. The Board has found no evidence of limitation to range of motion, painful motion, or functional loss in either wrist. The lower leg disorders remain unresolved and require further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find any evidence of limitation to range of motion, painful motion, or functional loss due to pain in the Veteran's wrists, leading to a non-compensable evaluation for both wrist disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the left wrist, Degenerative arthritis of the right wrist with residuals of ganglion cyst removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100040
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Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis of the left wrist and a back disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis of the left wrist, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the condition and active duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, a left wrist disorder, and vasectomy residuals were denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of PTSD or other psychological disorders, and the VA treatment records did not support such a finding. For the remaining issues, additional development is needed as there are insufficient medical opinions to determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's osteoarthritis of the left wrist is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The scars of the left wrist and palm are rated at 10 percent.
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