The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's right elbow degenerative arthritis, impairment of supination and/or pronation, painful scar from circumcision surgery, deep nonlinear scar associated with painful scar, residuals of circumcision surgery, and urticaria.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's disability picture more nearly approximated the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis right elbow, Impairment of supination and/or pronation, right elbow, Painful scar, residuals of circumcision surgery, Scar, deep nonlinear, associated with painful scar, residuals of circumcision surgery, Urticaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000157
What this means for you
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