The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability by reason of his service-connected amputation of the right index finger is denied as he does not meet the schedular prerequisites for such a rating and his unemployability is unrelated to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's only service-connected disability (amputation of the right index finger) rated at 10% does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability by reason of a service-connected disability. His unemployability is due to nonservice-connected psychiatric and respiratory disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the right index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0008177
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate consideration of neurological symptoms associated with the Veteran's right index finger amputation. The case will be reviewed again for a proper rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and a rescheduled videoconference hearing. The issues include evaluations for amputation, PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking compensation under the 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for an amputation of his right index finger in June 2001, and the case has been remanded due to procedural issues.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 30 percent rating for amputation of the right index finger, effective September 11, 2002.
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