The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for left wrist strain, the highest possible schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 5214.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found unfavorable ankylosis in any degree of palmar flexion, which is the severity associated with a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left wrist strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20074837
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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