The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right little finger, finding that the evidence is in equipoise with respect to whether or not the pain from the scar on the right little finger is related to the disability and has been objectively demonstrated.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that there was an equipoise between the veteran's testimony indicating pain when pressing harder on the scar and the VA treatment record noting soreness in the right little finger, warranting a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7804 for tender and painful scars.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right little finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0015967
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing before the Board at the RO. The issues include rating for bilateral hearing loss, verruca on both hands, and residuals of a fracture of the right little finger; service connection for erectile dysfunction, PTSD, left knee condition, hypertension, bilateral eye condition, and migraine headaches; and reopening claims for left knee condition, hypertension, and bilateral eye condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities have been withdrawn.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service-connected right knee and right little finger disabilities, including requests for increased ratings and a TDIU. The case is being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration records, vocational rehabilitation folder, and address an earlier effective date issue.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, depression, a right eye disability, and migraine headaches. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for urethral stricture, cervical strain with degenerative joint disease, hemorrhoids, and status post right elbow surgery were also denied.
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