The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left ulnar neuropathy has been withdrawn. The Board has granted a 20 percent rating from April 3, 2013, and a 30 percent rating from July 1, 2018, for fracture of the left third metatarsal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claim for a higher rating for left ulnar neuropathy prior to the Board's decision. The Board granted increased ratings based on the severity of the fracture of the left third metatarsal as determined by VA medical records and examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- left ulnar neuropathy, fracture, left third metatarsal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22030833
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's condition more nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability evaluation of 40 percent for left ulnar neuropathy prior to September 11, 2025, and denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for left ulnar neuropathy, but no greater.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left ulnar neuropathy, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and either in-service injury or a service-connected disability.
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