The Veteran's right forearm limitation of flexion and pronation has been granted a 20 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.,The Veteran's left forearm limitation of flexion and pronation has been granted a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 VA examination confirmed that the right forearm flexion was limited to 90 degrees and pronation to 25 degrees, meeting the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5206. For the left forearm, flexion was limited to 95 degrees and pronation to 20 degrees, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5213.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Elbow Disability, Left Elbow Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22038025
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