The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right fourth metacarpal, effective from August 1, 2001. The appeal regarding propriety of reduction to noncompensable was also granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed functional impairment but did not indicate that it was more than 10 percent disabling.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right fourth metacarpal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0204362
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