The appellant has residuals of an in-service right ring finger dislocation, and service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the injury occurred during service, and there is evidence of current disability with a nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand 4th digit dislocation, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and medial collateral ligament strain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and medial collateral ligament strain, right hand scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911217
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,480 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The appeal for a respiratory disorder is dismissed. Service connection for right hand palmar nodule and service connection for a right hand scar are granted, but the issue of service connection for a right hand disorder other than service-connected right hand palmar nodule is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless that he requires the regular aid and attendance of another person, as evidenced by his need for assistance with bathing/showering, tending to hygiene needs, eating or self-feeding, transferring in or out of a bed/chair, dressing, toileting, ambulating with his home or living area, and medication management.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hammer toe and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as the increased rating for a right eye disability. The Veteran's rhinitis, acne, right little finger disability, and right hand scar disabilities are all rated at their maximum allowable under current criteria.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a separate compensable disability rating for his right hand scar, as he is already receiving a 30 percent rating for painful scars under Diagnostic Code 7804.
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