The May 19, 1970 rating decision did not award a separate rating for peripheral nerve damage resulting from the veteran's shell fragment wound to the left hand.,The May 19, 1970 rating decision also did not assign multiple ratings for scars resulting from the same injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record at the time supported a single rating for peripheral nerve damage due to ankylosis and loss of function in the left hand.,Similarly, the evidence indicated only one scar existed on the veteran's left hand, leading to a single rating for that condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral nerve damage, Multiple scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0530834
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What this means for you
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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).
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