The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for a right wrist scar and remanded the claim for service connection for a right wrist disability, other than a scar.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's right wrist scar affected an area of at least 6 inches or resulted in any functional impairment. The VA examination indicated that the scar was not painful or unstable and did not result in any functional limitation. Therefore, a compensable rating is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Right wrist scar, Right wrist disability (other than a scar)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087961
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his right wrist scar was denied. He is now granted an effective date of September 1, 2016.,His request for a higher rating than 10 percent for the same condition remains denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues with effective dates for service connection and disability ratings related to the appellant's right wrist scar and CTS.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the right wrist scar and denied an increased rating for right wrist median neuritis, service connection for PTSD, and service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right wrist scar is rated at a 10 percent rating, granted an initial compensable rating. The other issues on appeal are remanded for further review.
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