The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his left elbow scar, service connection for his left shoulder arthritis as secondary to his ulnar nerve disability, and service connection for his left hand and ring finger disability are all denied. The Veteran is also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support finding that any of the conditions have been caused by or aggravated by the service-connected ulnar nerve disability, and the Veteran's employment issues are attributed to other factors such as psychiatric symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow scar, left shoulder arthritis, left hand and ring finger disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24010481
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