All issues related to increased ratings and service connection are granted effective March 30, 2020.
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- Migraine cephalgia, Desiccation of discs with degenerative changes from C2-3 to C7, Left wrist De Quervain's tenosynovitis status post dorsal compartment release, Left thumb tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24020716
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