The Veteran's right forearm disability is currently rated at 10 percent from January 24, 2010 to April 23, 2018. The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the right forearm disability throughout the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the Veteran had right arm flexion to 90 degrees or less, extension to 75 degrees or less, ankylosis, impairment of flail joint, joint fracture, impairment of the radius or ulna, or impairment of supination or pronation throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Forearm Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20081460
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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