The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's right little finger fracture, finding no competent medical evidence of any impairment due to the injury.
The deciding factor: There was no competent (medical) evidence of any impairment due to a fracture of the right little finger.
- Claimed conditions
- Right little finger fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0206152
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the effective dates are not established. The application to revise a March 1995 rating decision based on CUE is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right little finger disability, which resulted from a 2009 fracture, has been rated as noncompensable. The Board found that the pain and reduced range of motion did not warrant a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right little finger disability is currently rated as noncompensable due to painful motion without limitation of motion, and no higher rating is warranted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right little finger disability is rated at a 10 percent rating, effective from the date of the claim (October 4, 2010). The Board found that the Veteran has functional loss due to pain and limited range of motion in his hand.
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