The Board has denied an increased rating for osteoarthritis of the right wrist and has remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right wrist disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5215, which relates to limitation of motion of the wrist. The maximum schedular rating available for this condition is also the highest possible rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22035812
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable due to his right ulnar neuropathy and osteoarthritis of the right wrist, as he was capable of performing activities required by employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that another remand is necessary to ensure proper evaluations and opinions for the Veteran's claimed osteoarthritis conditions, as well as his right foot bunion with spurring.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for osteoarthritis of the right wrist and left forearm were denied by the RO. The Board found that the current rating assigned adequately reflects the severity of his service-connected right wrist disability.
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