The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for service-connected left hand and elbow numbness (ulnar neuropathy) secondary to hypertension, effective from the date of the November 2014 VA examination. The Veteran's hypertension is not rated higher than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has moderate incomplete paralysis of the ulnar nerve, which warrants a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8516 for the entire appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Left Hand and Elbow Numbness (Ulnar Neuropathy)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067622
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.
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