The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right scaphoid fracture, currently rated at 10 percent, has been denied. The Board also found that the Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for limitation of forearm pronation and supination associated with his right scaphoid fracture is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an increased rating as the Veteran is already in receipt of the maximum rating for limitation of motion without ankylosis, and he does not have ankylosis. The provisions regarding pain do not apply when the disability is rated at the highest available level (10 percent).
- Claimed conditions
- Right Scaphoid Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128308
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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