The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disability does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the left hand.
The deciding factor: The veteran's functional impairment from his service-connected amputation of the left ring finger is not equivalent to an amputation at the site of election below elbow with the use of a suitable prosthetic appliance.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0841015
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