The Board has determined that the veteran's right index finger disability, with associated scar and interdigital nerve damage, warrants a rating of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows mild to moderate impairment of the right index finger due to sensory loss and limited motion, which is consistent with a 10 percent evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration of the right index finger, neuroma of the severed interdigital nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0307280
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed laceration injury residual disability of the right index finger, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's laceration of the right index finger resulted in limitation of motion and pain, but not to a degree that warranted a compensable rating prior to May 20, 2009. Since May 20, 2009, his condition has been rated as 10 percent disabling.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation prior to May 20, 2009, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter for the service-connected laceration of the right index finger is being remanded due to incomplete development. The VA will obtain additional medical records and conduct further examination as requested.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his laceration of the right index finger is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for a new VA examination.
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