The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his postoperative right wrist disability is denied. The claims for service connection for TMJ and left knee exostosis are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's postoperative right wrist disability has already been rated at the maximum schedular rating provided, so no higher rating can be assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative right wrist disability, TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disability, Left knee exostosis and disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21066988
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for eye and sleep apnea disabilities, a higher rating for TMJ disability, and entitlement to TDIU due to withdrawals by the appellant through their representative prior to the promulgation of decisions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for chronic allergies, a respiratory disability, and a uterine disability. The remaining issues have been remanded due to new evidence being added to the record.
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