The Veteran's right hand condition, characterized as dense right median sensory neuropathy with carpal tunnel syndrome, was granted a 40 percent rating from September 4, 2013 to November 1, 2022. After this period, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating remains denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and treatment records consistently indicated moderate incomplete paralysis of the right median nerve, which warranted a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 8513 (all radicular groups, major, moderate).
- Claimed conditions
- dense right median sensory neuropathy, right hand long flexors with carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23050757
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