The Veteran's residuals of a left wrist fracture have been granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent, effective December 20, 2022. The condition is currently rated as the maximum possible under the applicable VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left wrist fracture residuals are manifested by moderately painful motion and dorsiflexion limited to 40 degrees during flare-ups, without evidence of favorable or unfavorable ankylosis and without the functional equivalent of ankylosis. The disability is currently rated as the maximum possible under the applicable VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a left wrist fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23039350
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA examinations and updating treatment records. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disability is denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of rating excess of 10 percent for residuals of right and left wrist fractures due to outstanding VA treatment records.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for residual scarring on the left wrist, but denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected orthopedic manifestations of a left wrist disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claims for increased initial disability ratings were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings.
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