The Veteran's right wrist disability is granted an extraschedular rating due to the specific nature of his symptoms and their impact on his ability to work.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran's complaints and reports of numbness, swelling, locking, tremors, reduced grip strength, reduced dexterity, and stomach upset resulting from his right wrist disability are competent and credible. These symptoms warrant an extraschedular rating due to their interference with his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000331
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the issues of service connection for various conditions, including arthritis and Raynaud's syndrome, to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and bilateral retinopathy as secondary to hypertension pursuant to the PACT Act, while remanding other claims for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for arthritis of the left wrist and denied it for the right wrist.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for arthritis of the right hand and right wrist was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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