The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected left wrist condition was denied. The Board found that the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent have not been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left wrist condition has manifested in limitation of motion but has not manifested in ankylosis or its functional equivalent.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left wrist sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000389
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic left wrist sprain, chronic right wrist sprain, and lumbosacral strain to obtain additional medical opinions that address the appellant's lay statements about the onset and history of his symptoms.
- Partly granted
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