The Veteran's low back disability is rated at 40 percent, and the right little finger disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The severity of the low back disability was found to be moderate to severe with S1 radiculopathy, while the right hand condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability due to retained shell fragments, Traumatic arthritis of the 5th metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint, right hand (dominant)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905690
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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