The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for DJD of the left ankle and a right wrist injury have been denied.,No effective date has been assigned as the issues are not related to service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran’s conditions meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for DJD of the left ankle and a right wrist injury.
- Claimed conditions
- DJD of the left ankle, Right wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20076116
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, TBI, craniotomy, orbital fracture, facial and scalp scars, radial nerve injury, shrapnel injuries, loss of smell, seizures, right wrist injury, and tinnitus are granted. Additionally, the Veteran is awarded Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for anatomical loss of the left eye.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of the right wrist due to VA treatment is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU, including extraschedular consideration, is denied as a matter of law because he does not have any service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as his September 2017 VA Form 9 was not timely filed, making the June 2015 rating decision final.
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