Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10 percent disability rating for right thumb De Quervain's tendinitis was denied. The effective date remains October 12, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot assign a higher rating for a period that the Veteran was not service connected for right thumb De Quervain's.
- Claimed conditions
- right thumb De Quervain's tendinitis with degenerative joint disease of the first carpal metacarpal joint
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006951
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