The Veteran's right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy is rated at 60 percent from December 1, 2013 onwards. The Board found that the condition more closely approximates complete paralysis of the ulnar nerve during this period.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed continued impairment with a claw hand deformity and decreased strength in the right hand, warranting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19153935
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Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for tinnitus were denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus is granted, but his claims for bilateral hearing loss and a rating in excess of 30 percent for right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy are remanded. The Veteran also has pending claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, migraine headaches, and neck disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for retrospective analysis of the Veteran's ulnar neuropathy disability from December 27, 1984, to present.
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