The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of a right ring finger injury, effective from the date service connection was established.
The deciding factor: The disability is rated as analogous to amputation of the ring finger without metacarpal involvement due to pain and limitation of motion affecting functioning of the whole hand.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ring finger injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0504481
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