The VA granted service connection for residuals of a right fourth finger fracture but did not assign any compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was granted, but no compensable rating was assigned as the disability is considered direct service connection without any specific exposure or presumption.
- Claimed conditions
- right fourth finger fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0727655
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