The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for residuals, fracture of right wrist is granted. The disability is currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings and the Veteran's testimony regarding his symptoms during flare-ups supported the assignment of a 10 percent rating based on additional functional limitation under DeLuca criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, fracture of right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19129708
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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