The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for residuals of a right elbow dislocation is denied. The highest possible rating under the applicable diagnostic codes is 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran’s symptoms meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion, and his service-connected ulnar neuropathy limits him to a separate rating for those symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Right elbow dislocation, Ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20004698
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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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