The Veteran's ulnar nerve disability was granted an increased rating of 60 percent from July 31, 2018, forward.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran had severe incomplete paralysis with significant muscle atrophy and contracture in his left hand, leading to a claw deformity.
- Claimed conditions
- ulnar nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23062501
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, encephalitis, ulnar nerve disability, and infertility as the evidence did not show a causal relationship to military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions due to new evidence being added to the file.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an ulnar nerve disability and denied service connection for the residuals of pericarditis. The ulnar nerve disability is due to a repetitive use injury during active duty for training (ACDUTRA). Service connection was not established for the residuals of pericarditis as there is no evidence that it occurred during ACDUTRA.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left arm condition and its relationship to his service-connected left shoulder condition. The issues of service connection for a left arm condition and TDIU prior to December 9, 2014 are inextricably intertwined.
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