The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent, and therefore denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any ankylosis or other conditions warranting higher ratings, and the Veteran's symptoms were found to be consistent with a 10 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5229-5003 for degenerative arthritis of the right hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2023
- Citation
- A23032995
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation, and no nexus between the current disabilities and military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, right hip disability, right hand disability, and right wrist disability on a direct basis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence sufficient to warrant readjudication was received for the claims of entitlement to service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right hand and a right-hand ring finger condition. The claims are being remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and incomplete service records. The Veteran's right hand disability is being reviewed again for proper service connection.
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