The veteran's service-connected broken left index finger residuals have been rated at 20 percent since May 9, 2006. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the veteran's condition equivalent to an amputation of the left index finger with left second metacarpal resection, affecting his fine motor movement and coordination in his left hand.
- Claimed conditions
- Fractured left index finger, Degenerative joint disease of the second metacarpophalangeal joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0636440
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